entender
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
entender (third-person singular simple present entenders, present participle entendering, simple past and past participle entendered)
- (obsolete) To make tender.
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1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, printed at London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821:, II.35:
- And fearing lest the torments he felt, might in some sort entender his wifes heart […], he besought her to be pleased she might be caried into the next chamber, which was accordingly performed.
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1790, Ann Ward Radcliffe, chapter 8, in A Sicilian Romance[1], HTML edition:
- Entendered by distress, she easily yielded to the pensive manners of her companions and to the serene uniformity of a monastic life.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
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- (transitive) To treat with tenderness.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Young to this entry?)
Anagrams[edit]
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō.
Verb[edit]
entender
- to understand
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese entender, from Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō.
Verb[edit]
entender (first-person singular present entendo, first-person singular preterite entendín, past participle entendido)
- to understand
Conjugation[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Ladino[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
entender (Latin spelling)
- to understand, hear
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese entender, from Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō. Doublet of intender, a borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
entender (first-person singular present indicative entendo, past participle entendido)
- to understand, to grasp, to comprehend
- Não entendi este livro. - I didn't understand this book.
- Fico feliz que você me entenda. - I'm glad that you understand me.
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) To have a good or satisfactory relationship (with someone)
- Márcia e eu nos entendemos. - Márcia and I have a good relationship.
Synonyms[edit]
- (understand): compreender, dominar
- (have a good relationship): dar-se bem
Antonyms[edit]
- (have a good relationship): desentender, brigar
Conjugation[edit]
Quotations[edit]
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:entender.
Synonyms[edit]
- (to understand) perceber, compreender
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō. Doublet of intender, a borrowing.
Verb[edit]
entender (first-person singular present entiendo, first-person singular preterite entendí, past participle entendido)
- to understand
- No entiendo. — I don't understand.
Conjugation[edit]
- Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables.
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, still used in legal jargon and set phrases.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “entender” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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