intendere
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Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
intèndere (first-person singular present intèndo, first-person singular past historic intési, past participle intéso, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to mean
- Synonyms: volere dire, significare
- (transitive) to understand, grasp, see
- 1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “I — Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono”, in Il Canzoniere, line 7; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:
- […] ove sia chi per prova intenda amore, […]
- […] if anyone understands love by having felt it.
- (transitive) to believe
- (transitive) to interpret
- Synonyms: interpretare, giudicare
- (transitive) to hear
- (transitive) to listen, heed
- (transitive, with infinitive) to intend to
- Synonyms: avere intenzione, volere, pretendere, esigere, decidere, pensare, prevedere, programmare, proporsi, riproporsi, risolvere, mirare
- (intransitive, literary) to dedicate oneself [with a ‘to’] [auxiliary avere]
- (reflexive) See intendersi.
Conjugation
Related terms
Latin
Verb
intendēre
- inflection of intendō:
Verb
intendere
- inflection of intendō:
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