entendre

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entendre

  1. Only used in double entendre, single entendre, and triple entendre.

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin intendere (to turn one’s attention, to strain).

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entendre (first-person singular present entenc, first-person singular preterite entenguí, past participle entès); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. to understand
    Synonym: comprendre
    Antonym: malentendre

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French entendre and Old French entendre, from Latin intendere (to turn one’s attention, to strain). Cognate with Spanish entender, English intend.

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entendre

  1. to hear
  2. (intransitive) to be able to hear
  3. (literary) to listen to
  4. (formal) to mean
    Synonym: (informal) vouloir dire
    Quentendez-vous par là ?What do you mean by that?
    Quentendait-il par « attristé par la tranquilité » ?What does he mean by "saddened by the tranquility"?
  5. (reflexive) to agree with each other
  6. (reflexive) to have good relations with; to get on; to get along
    Je mentends bien avec elle.I get along well with her.
    Si seulement mes enfants s’entendaient !If only my kids got along!
  7. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be good or competent at something
    s’y entendre en []to be good at []
  8. (rare) to desire; to wish; to intend
    comme je l’entendsas I wish
    Jentends bien régler cette question une bonne fois pour toutes.I fully intend to solve this issue once and for all.
  9. (dated) to demand
  10. (dated) to know
  11. (archaic) to understand

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French entendre.

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entendre

  1. to hear
  2. to understand

Descendants[edit]

  • French: entendre

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  • ouyr (to hear)

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan, from Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō (to turn one’s attention, to strain).

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entendre

  1. to hear
  2. to understand

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Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō (to turn one’s attention, to strain).

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entendre

  1. to hear
  2. to understand
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 186 of this essay:
      tu dois entendre que matiere de lepre c’est humeur melencolique adusté
      you must understand that the matter that makes up leprosy is hot melancholic humor

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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