entendre.
to hear
Meaning & usage
to hear
to be able to hear
to listen to
to mean
Qu'entendez-vous par là ?
Qu'entendait-il par « attristé par la tranquilité » ?
to agree with each other
to have good relations with; to get on; to get along
Je m'entends bien avec elle.
Si seulement mes enfants s’entendaient !
to be good or competent at something
s'y entendre en […]
to desire; to wish; to intend
comme je l’entends
J'entends bien régler cette question une bonne fois pour toutes.
to demand
to know
to understand
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French entendre, from Old French entendre, from Latin intendere (“to turn one’s attention, to strain”). Cognate with Catalan entendre (“understand”), Spanish entender (“understand”), English intend, Italian intendere (“mean”), Romanian întinde (“stretch, spread, extend”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.