entendre

See also: entendré

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

entendre

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

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EtymologyEdit

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

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VerbEdit

entendre (first-person singular present entenc, past participle entès)

  1. to understand
    Synonym: comprendre
    Antonym: malentendre

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

entendre

  1. to hear
  2. (intransitive) to be able to hear
  3. (literary) to listen to
  4. (formal) to mean
    Synonym: (informal) vouloir dire
    Qu'entendez-vous par là ?What do you mean by that?
    Qu'entendait-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 m'entends 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
    J'entends 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 FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French entendre.

VerbEdit

entendre

  1. to hear
  2. to understand

DescendantsEdit

  • French: entendre

See alsoEdit

  • ouyr (to hear)

OccitanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

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VerbEdit

entendre

  1. to hear
  2. to understand

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

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VerbEdit

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

ConjugationEdit

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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