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entender.

to understand, to fathom

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/entenˈdeɾ/[ẽn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
  1. to understand, to fathom

    No entiendo.
  2. to hear

  3. to be queer; to bat for the other team

    intransitive · slang
  4. to get on; get along

    reflexive
    No me entiendo con ella.
  5. to get it on; do it (have an amorous relationship)

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendere Old Spanish entender Spanish entender Inherited from Old Spanish entender (“to fathom”), from Latin intendere, from in- + tendō. Doublet of intender, a borrowing.

noun/entenˈdeɾ/[ẽn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
  1. understanding; opinion

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendere Old Spanish entender Spanish entender Inherited from Old Spanish entender (“to fathom”), from Latin intendere, from in- + tendō. Doublet of intender, a borrowing.

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