entendre — meaning in English

English meaning

• hear verb To perceive sound through the ears.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.

Senses

entendre is used for these senses in English:

• hear (intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear. [from 10th c.]
• hear (transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]
• hear (transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of. [from 10th c.]

hear — full definition

1. verb To perceive sound through the ears.
2. verb To receive news or information about something.
3. verb To listen to and formally consider a case in a court of law.

mean — full definition

1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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