verbthird conjugation
perpendō
perpendō (present infinitive perpendere, perfect active perpendī, supine perpēnsum)
Classical[pɛrˈpɛn.doː]Ecclesiastical[perˈpɛn.do]
Meaning
- to weigh or examine carefully or exactly, ponder, consider
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dīligenter exāminōperpendō -ere — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 2
dīligenter pōnderōperpendō -ere, -pēnsus — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 23
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perpendō | perpendēbam | perpendam | perpendī | perpenderam | perpenderō |
| 2nd sg. | perpendis | perpendēbās | perpendēs | perpendistī | perpenderās | perpenderis |
| 3rd sg. | perpendit | perpendēbat | perpendet | perpendit | perpenderat | perpenderit |
| 1st pl. | perpendimus | perpendēbāmus | perpendēmus | perpendimus | perpenderāmus | perpenderimus |
| 2nd pl. | perpenditis | perpendēbātis | perpendētis | perpendistis | perpenderātis | perpenderitis |
| 3rd pl. | perpendunt | perpendēbant | perpendent | perpendērunt perpendēre | perpenderant | perpenderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perpendam | perpenderem | perpenderim | perpendissem |
| 2nd sg. | perpendās | perpenderēs | perpenderīs | perpendissēs |
| 3rd sg. | perpendat | perpenderet | perpenderit | perpendisset |
| 1st pl. | perpendāmus | perpenderēmus | perpenderīmus | perpendissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perpendātis | perpenderētis | perpenderītis | perpendissētis |
| 3rd pl. | perpendant | perpenderent | perpenderint | perpendissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perpendor | perpendēbar | perpendar |
| 2nd sg. | perpenderis perpendere | perpendēbāris perpendēbāre | perpendēris perpendēre |
| 3rd sg. | perpenditur | perpendēbātur | perpendētur |
| 1st pl. | perpendimur | perpendēbāmur | perpendēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perpendiminī | perpendēbāminī | perpendēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perpenduntur | perpendēbantur | perpendentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perpendar | perpenderer |
| 2nd sg. | perpendāris perpendāre | perpenderēris perpenderēre |
| 3rd sg. | perpendātur | perpenderētur |
| 1st pl. | perpendāmur | perpenderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perpendāminī | perpenderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perpendantur | perpenderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perpende | perpendere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perpendite | perpendiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perpenditō | perpenditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perpenditō | perpenditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perpenditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perpenduntō | perpenduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perpendere | perpendī |
| perfect infinitive | perpendisse | perpēnsum esse |
| future infinitive | perpēnsūrum esse | perpēnsum īrī |
| present participle | perpendēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perpēnsus perpēnsa, perpēnsā, perpēnsae, perpēnsam, perpēnsārum, perpēnsās, perpēnse, perpēnsī, perpēnsīs, perpēnsō, perpēnsōrum, perpēnsōs |
| future participle | perpēnsūrus perpēnsūra, perpēnsūrā, perpēnsūrae, perpēnsūram, perpēnsūrārum, perpēnsūrās, perpēnsūre, perpēnsūrī, perpēnsūrīs, perpēnsūrō, perpēnsūrōrum, perpēnsūrōs, perpēnsūrum | perpendendus perpendundus, perpendenda, perpendendā, perpendendae, perpendendam, perpendendārum, perpendendās, perpendende, perpendendīs, perpendendōrum, perpendendōs |
gerundperpendendī, perpendendō, perpendendumsupineperpēnsum, perpēnsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- re diligenter considerata, perpensa
- after mature deliberation.
per-pendo, pendi, pensum, 3, v. a.,
I. to weigh carefully or exactly.
II. Trop., to weigh carefully, examine; to ponder, consider (class.; syn.: delibero, expendo, reputo):
aliquid acri judicio, Lucr. 2, 1042: diligentissime perpendens momenta officiorum, Cic. Mur. 2, 3: aliquid ad disciplinae praecepta, id. ib. 36, 77: hoc non arte aliquā perpenditur, id. de Or. 3, 37, 151: judicare et perpendere, quantum quisque possit, Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 6, 23: quid in amicitiā fieri oportet quae totā veritate perpenditur, which is considered or esteemed altogether according to its truth, Cic. Lael. 26, 97: singulorum vires, Just. 29, 3, 6: perpendendum erit praetori, cui potius subveniat, Dig. 4, 4, 13: ut ante perpensum et exploratum habeamus, an, etc., Col. 3, 3: homo judicii perpensi, Arn. 2, 52: deliberatio perpensa, Amm. 22, 9.—Hence, per-pensē, adv., with deliberation, deliberately (post-class.); comp., Amm. 26, 5, 13; 25, 10, 15.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-pendō pendī, —, ere,
to weigh carefully, examine, ponder, consider: momenta officiorum: amicitia, quae tota veritate perpenditur, is valued altogether according to its truth.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin perpendō From per- + pendō.
Descendants
- Englishperpend
- Romanianprepinge
In English words that came into English from perpendō
- perpendicularperpendiculum
- perpendperpendere