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perpend

[pur-puhnd] / ˈpɜr pənd /
VERB
consider
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge contemplate deal with examine favor grant look at recognize regard scrutinize see study
STRONG
cogitate concede consult deliberate envisage excogitate inspect meditate muse ponder reason reflect revolve ruminate scan speculate
WEAK
allow for assent to chew over dream of flirt with keep in mind mull over provide for reckon with see about subscribe to take into account take under advisement take up think out think over toss around
Antonyms
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disregard forget ignore look away neglect refuse
WEAK
abandon discard dismiss leave reject
VERB
contemplate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aim consider envisage foresee intend mean mull over ponder propose think of weigh
STRONG
deliberate design excogitate expect mind observe percolate purpose ruminate speculate study
WEAK
aspire to brood over chew over cool out kick around meditate on muse over reflect upon size up take in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forget ignore neglect reject
STRONG
disregard
WEAK
discard look away scorn slight
VERB
excogitate
Synonyms
STRONG
conceive consider contemplate contrive deliberate derive develop devise educe evolve frame invent mind ponder ruminate study weigh
WEAK
mull over think out think up work out
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease destroy discard disregard forget halt ignore neglect stop
VERB
lucubrate
Synonyms
STRONG
coach cogitate consider cram dig examine excogitate grind inquire learn meditate mind peruse plug plunge ponder read refresh think tutor weigh
WEAK
apply oneself bone up brood over burn midnight oil bury oneself in crack the books dive into go into go over hit the books learn the ropes mull over polish up pore over read up think out think over
Antonyms
STRONG
dismiss disregard forget ignore neglect overlook
VERB
ponder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consider contemplate deliberate evaluate examine mull mull over puzzle over reflect speculate weigh
STRONG
appraise brood cerebrate cogitate daydream debate dwell excogitate figure meditate mind moon muse reason revolve roll ruminate study woolgather
WEAK
build castles in air give thought to noodle around pipe-dream put on thinking cap think out think over turn over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discard disregard forget ignore neglect
STRONG
agree go along
VERB
study
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consider examine learn ponder pore over read think
STRONG
coach cogitate cram dig excogitate grind inquire lucubrate meditate mind peruse plug plunge refresh tutor weigh
WEAK
apply oneself bone up brood over burn midnight oil bury oneself in crack the books dive into go into go over hit the books learn the ropes mull over polish up read up think out think over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disregard forget ignore neglect
VERB
weigh
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analyze balance estimate evaluate examine ponder
STRONG
appraise brainstorm deliberate excogitate meditate mind rate rehash study sweat track
WEAK
give thought to hash over mull over reflect upon sort out think about think out think over
Antonyms
STRONG
disregard forget ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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I pray, perpend, my dearest dear; While blue-eyed maids the praise were drinking, How insubstantial was their cheer— It was of yours that I was thinking!

From Chimneysmoke by Morley, Christopher

If he meets with only conscripts and militia he may penetrate as far as Harrisburg, and then let Europe perpend!

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp

So I do, madonna; but to read his right wits is to read thus; therefore perpend, my princess, and give ear.

From Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, William

Wherefore, reader, perpend the first "batch," and patiently await a second and a better.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 by Various

"We shall perpend the point of receiving her," replied the King, gravely.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.