English

Noun

entendre

1. Only used in double entendre

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō ‎(“to turn one's attention, to strain”).

Verb

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

1. to understand

Conjugation

French

Etymology

From Middle French and Old French, from Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō ‎(“to turn one's attention, to strain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/

Verb

entendre

1. to hear
2. (intransitive) to be able to hear
3. (literary) to listen to
4. (formal) to mean
5. (reflexive) to agree with each other.
6. (reflexive) to have good relations with; to get on.

   Je m'entends bien avec elle — I get along well with her.

7. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be good or competent at something.

   s'y entendre en

8. (rare) to desire; to wish; to intend

   comme je l'entends — as 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 or understand

Conjugation

Derived terms

See also

• double entendre

Middle French

Verb

entendre

1. to hear
2. to understand

See also

• ouyr ‎(“to hear”)

Occitan

Alternative forms

• entèndre (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin intendere, present active infinitive of intendō ‎(“to turn one's attention, to strain”).

Verb

entendre

1. to hear
2. to understand

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ẽn.tẽn.drə/

Verb

entendre

1. to hear
2. to understand
   • 1303, 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

Conjugation

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.

Descendants

• French: entendre