entend

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/ɪnˈtɛnd/

verb

To attend to; to apply oneself to.

OriginOld French entendre ← Latin intendere →
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Meanings

verbentend (third-person singular simple present entends, present participle entending, simple past and past participle entended)

present singular third person entends · participle present entending · participle past entended · past entended

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of intend.
  2. obsoleteTo attend to; to apply oneself to.

Origin

  1. Latinintendere
  2. Old Frenchentendre
  3. Englishentend

Old French entendre, from Latin intendere. See intend.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with entend

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Anagrams

dennet
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APA

entend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entend

MLA

“entend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entend. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entend,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entend.

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