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verb 
  1. stretch, Stretch to extend; distend.
  2. strain, Strain; make tense.
  3. intensify, Intensify; strengthen.
  4. Apply with energy.
  5. bend, Bend or turn; direct, as one"s course or journey.
  6. Fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
  7. Fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); be intent upon; mean; design; plan; purpose.
  8. Design mechanically or artistically; fashion
    1. Verb, fashion; mold.
    2. pretend, Pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
Translations: 
  • French: envisager (7)
    (trans-mid)
Etymology: From entendEnglish, entend, "direct (one"s) attention towards", from entendreFrench, entendre, from intendereLatin, intendere.


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