Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entend

/ɪnˈtɛnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-tend
IPA: /ɪnˈtɛnd/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete form of intend.

Obsolete

verb

To attend to; to apply oneself to.

Obsolete

Etymology

Old French entendre, from Latin intendere. See intend.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

entends (present, singular) entending (participle, present) entended (participle, past) entended (past)

Homonyms

intend

Rhymes With

end friend send spend weekend recommend tend attend tight end trend defend extend

Questions

How do you pronounce entend?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɛnd/.
What does entend mean?: Obsolete form of intend.
Where does entend come from?: Old French entendre, from Latin intendere. See intend.

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