pēnsō āvī, ātus, āre, freq. pendo, to weigh, weigh out: aurum, L.: pensari eādem trutinā, i. e. judged by the same standard, H.

—To counterbalance, contrast, compare: adversa secundis, L.: virtutibus vitia, L.

—To compensate, recompense, requite: exiguā turis impensā beneficia, Cu.: transmarinae res quādam vice pensatae (sc. inter se), L.: volnus volnere, O.

—To pay, atone for: laudem cum damno, O.: nece pudorem, O.

—To weigh, ponder, examine, consider: ut factis, non ex dictis, amicos pensent, L.: animi consulta, Cu.