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intendere

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Italian

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin intendere.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /inˈtɛn.de.re/
    • Rhymes: -ɛndere
    • Hyphenation: in‧tèn‧de‧re

    Verb

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    intèndere (first-person singular present intèndo, first-person singular past historic intési, past participle intéso, auxiliary avére)

    1. (transitive) to mean
      Synonym: volere dire
    2. (transitive) to understand, grasp, see
      Synonyms: capire, comprendere, afferrare, penetrare, intuire, recepire
      • 1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “I — Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono”, in Il Canzoniere, line 7; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:
        […] ove sia chi per prova intenda amore, […]
        […] if anyone understands love by having felt it.
    3. (transitive) to believe
    4. (transitive) to interpret
      Synonyms: interpretare, giudicare
    5. (transitive) to hear
      Synonyms: udire, sentire
      Che, poteressivo aripete quer ched ete detto, che nu l’ho inteso bene?
      Wait, could you please repeat what you’ve just said, as I didn’t quite hear you?
    6. (transitive) to listen, heed
      Synonyms: ascoltare, stare a sentire, prestare orecchio, accettare
    7. (transitive, with infinitive) to intend to
      Synonyms: avere intenzione, volere, pretendere, esigere, decidere, pensare, prevedere, programmare, proporsi, riproporsi, risolvere, mirare
    8. (intransitive, literary) to dedicate oneself [with a ‘to’] [auxiliary avere]
    9. (reflexive) See intendersi.

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    Latin

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    Verb

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    intendēre

    1. inflection of intendō:
      1. third-person plural perfect active indicative
      2. second-person singular future passive indicative

    Verb

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    intendere

    1. inflection of intendō:
      1. present active infinitive
      2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative