| 单词 | perpend |
| 释义 | perpend1[ pur-puhnd ] / ˈpɜr pənd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR perpend ON THESAURUS.COM nouna large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall. Also parpen, perpent. Also called through stone. Origin of perpend11225–75; variant of parpen, parpend,Middle English perpein, parpein (late Middle English perpend- in compound) a stone dressed on more than one side <Old French perpein, parpain, perhaps representing Medieval Latin parpanus< ? Words nearby perpendperoxy group, peroxymonosulfuric acid, peroxysulfuric acid, peroxysulphuric acid, perp, perpend, perpendicular, perpent, perpetrate, perpetrator, perpetual Definition for perpend (2 of 2)perpend2 [ per-pend ] / pərˈpɛnd / verb (used with object)to consider. verb (used without object)to ponder; deliberate. Origin of perpend21520–30; <Latin perpendere to weigh carefully, ponder, equivalent to per-per- + pendere to weigh Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perpendBritish Dictionary definitions for perpend (1 of 2)perpend1 perpent/ (ˈpɜːpənd) / nouna large stone that passes through a wall from one side to the otherAlso called: parpend, perpend stone Word Origin for perpendC15: from Old French parpain, of uncertain origin British Dictionary definitions for perpend (2 of 2)perpend2 / (pəˈpɛnd) / verban archaic word for ponder Word Origin for perpendC16: from Latin perpendere to examine, from per- (thoroughly) + pendere to weigh Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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