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perpending

perpending is the present participle and gerund of perpend.

Meaning of perpend

Verb

perpend (third-person singular simple present perpends, present participle perpending, simple past and past participle perpended)

  1. (archaic) To ponder, consider.
    • […] Perpend, / I have a daughter - have while she is mine […]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Questions about perpending

What is perpending the present participle and gerund of?
Perpending is the present participle and gerund of perpend.

Words near perpending in the dictionary

  1. perpendicularities
  2. perpendicularity
  3. perpendicularly
  4. perpendicularness
  5. perpendiculars
  6. perpending
  7. perpends
  8. perpension
  9. perpensions
  10. perpensity
  11. perpent

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