perpend
Example Sentences
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Now, consider for a while, and perpend, mes enfants.
From Stalky & Co. by Kipling, Rudyard
"Lud—a mercy," quoth I, Thomas, "I will perpend, Master Conscience" and I set myself to eschew the evil deed, with all my might.
From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael
Pray perpend, pronounce, and don't be offended with either.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
Will you keep me in the rain till daylight whilst you perpend how late I ride?
From Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... by Sabatini, Rafael
I said, as soon as I have supt, I shall perpend if your proposal may Be such as I can properly accept; Provided always your great goodness still Remits the matter to our own free-will.'
From Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.