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perpends

perpends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perpend.

perpends is the plural 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 perpends

What is perpends the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Perpends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perpend.

Words near perpends in the dictionary

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

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