perpendo

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ pendō.

Pronunciation

Verb

perpendō (present infinitive perpendere, perfect active perpendī, supine perpēnsum); third conjugation

  1. to weigh or examine carefully or exactly, ponder, consider
    Synonyms: pendō, dēlīberō, ponderō, cōnsīderō, reputō, putō, probō, dubitō, cōnsultō, circumspiciō, videō, trahō, versō, spectō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: perpend
  • Romanian: prepinge

References

  • perpendo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perpendo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perpendo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.