English

Verb

entender ‎(third-person singular simple present entenders, present participle entendering, simple past and past participle entendered)

1. (obsolete) To make tender.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, 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.

   • 1790, Ann Ward Radcliffe, chapter 8, in A Sicilian Romance, HTML edition:

     Entendered by distress, she easily yielded to the pensive manners of her companions and to the serene uniformity of a monastic life.

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2. (transitive) To treat with tenderness.

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō.

Verb

entender

1. to understand

Galician

Verb

entender ‎(first-person singular present entendo, first-person singular preterite entendín, past participle entendido)

1. to understand

Conjugation

Synonyms

• comprender

Ladino

Alternative forms

• entyender

Verb

entender ‎(Latin spelling)

1. to understand, hear

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese entender, from Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.tẽ.ˈdeɾ/
• Hyphenation: en‧ten‧der

Verb

entender ‎(first-person singular present indicative entendo, past participle entendido)

1. to understand
2. First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of entender
3. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) future subjunctive of entender
4. First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of entender
5. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) personal infinitive of entender

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:entender.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to understand) perceber, compreender

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō.

Verb

entender ‎(first-person singular present entiendo, first-person singular preterite entendí, past participle entendido)

1. to understand

   No entiendo. — I don't understand.

Conjugation

• Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables.

Synonyms

• comprender

Related terms

• entendimiento
• entendible

References

• “entender” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.