I. pə(r)ˈpend verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin perpendere, from per- thoroughly + pendere to weigh — more at per- , pendant
transitive verb
: to weigh carefully in the mind : reflect on : ponder
perpend my words — Sir Walter Scott
found himself … perpending it as an experiment in realism — Leonard Merrick
intransitive verb
: to be attentive : reflect , consider
perpend , my princess, and give ear — Shakespeare
perpend , and do not compel me to use violence — Benjamin Jowett
II. ˈpərpənd noun
or per·pent -nt ; or par·pen ˈpärpən
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English perpend, perpoynt, from Middle French perpain, parpain
1. : a brick or large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it and acting as a binder
2. : perpend wall