Antonyms for perpend


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pur-puh nd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr pənd


Definition of perpend

  • As in ponder : verb think about seriously
  • As in study : verb contemplate, learn
  • As in weigh : verb consider, contemplate
  • As in lucubrate : verb study
  • As in consider : verb turn over in one's mind
  • As in contemplate : verb think about seriously; plan
  • As in excogitate : verb think about seriously
Example sentences :
  • Would it not, as Henley used to say, give him much to perpend?
  • Extract from : « An Ocean Tramp » by William McFee
  • There is a hint for you, worthy of the Row; and now, perpend—pronounce.
  • Extract from : « Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV » by Thomas Moore
  • If he meets with only conscripts and militia he may penetrate as far as Harrisburg, and then let Europe perpend!
  • Extract from : « A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital » by John Beauchamp Jones
  • Wherefore, most selected friend, perpend at thy leisure, and so God speed thee!
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens
  • I do perpend that to earn these pieces of which you speak one must perform some worthy business.
  • Extract from : « Robin Hood » by Paul Creswick
  • Upon these points, perpend, and give me the results of your perpensions.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson

Synonyms for perpend

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