different between perpend vs prepend

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??p?nd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??p?nd/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin perpendere, from per- + pendere (“to weigh”).

Verb

perpend (third-person singular simple present perpends, present participle perpending, simple past and past participle perpended)

1. (archaic) To ponder, consider.
   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, II:1, ll. 104-15:

     […] Perpend, / I have a daughter - have while she is mine […]

Etymology 2

From Middle French parpain, see etymology of French parpaing.

Alternative forms

• parpend
• parpent

Noun

perpend (plural perpends)

1. A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness.
2. A vertical joint (usually mortar) between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course.

Anagrams

• prepend

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???p?nd/

  Rhymes: -?nd

Etymology 1

From pre- + (ap)pend, by analogy with append.

Verb

prepend (third-person singular simple present prepends, present participle prepending, simple past and past participle prepended)

1. (computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.

Translations

Noun

prepend (plural prepends)

1. The act of prepending.

See also

• append
• postpend
• prefix
• postfix

Etymology 2

From pre- +? Latin pendere (“weigh”).

Verb

prepend (third-person singular simple present prepends, present participle prepending, simple past and past participle prepended)

1. (rare, transitive) To premeditate; to weigh up mentally.

Anagrams

• perpend