Etymology

entend

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Today it means: To attend to; to apply oneself to. Full definition →

Old French entendre ← Latin intendere
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  1. Latin · derived fromintendere
  2. Old French · derived fromentendre
  3. English todayentend

Old French entendre, from Latin intendere. See intend.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchentendre all →

intend

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