Synonyms for perpend
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pur-puh nd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɜr pənd |
Top 10 synonyms for perpend Other synonyms for the word perpend
- allow for
- apply oneself
- appraise
- aspire to
- assent to
- bone up
- brainstorm
- brood
- brood over
- build castles in air
- burn midnight oil
- bury oneself in
- cerebrate
- chew over
- coach
- cogitate
- concede
- conceive
- consult
- contrive
- cool out
- crack the books
- cram
- daydream
- debate
- derive
- design
- develop
- devise
- dig
- dive into
- dream of
- dwell
- educe
- envisage
- evolve
- examine
- excogitate
- expect
- favor
- figure
- flirt with
- foresee
- frame
- give thought to
- go into
- go over
- grant
- grind
- hash over
- hit the books
- inquire
- inspect
- intend
- invent
- keep in mind
- kick around
- learn
- learn the ropes
- look at
- lucubrate
- mean
- meditate
- meditate on
- mind
- moon
- mull
- mull over
- muse
- muse over
- noodle around
- observe
- percolate
- perpend
- peruse
- pipe dream
- plug
- plunge
- polish up
- ponder
- pore over
- propose
- provide for
- purpose
- put on thinking cap
- puzzle over
- rate
- read
- read up
- reason
- reckon with
- recognize
- reflect
- reflect upon
- refresh
- regard
- rehash
- revolve
- roll
- ruminate
- scan
- scrutinize
- see
- see about
- size up
- sort out
- speculate
- study
- subscribe to
- sweat
- take in
- take into account
- take under advisement
- take up
- think
- think about
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think up
- toss around
- track
- turn over
- tutor
- weigh
- woolgather
- work out
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for perpend
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