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    Entendía (en. I understood)

    /entendía/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To perceive the meaning of something.
    I understood the instructions they gave me.
    Yo entendía las instrucciones que me dieron.
    To catch the essence of a conversation.
    She understood what he was saying without the need for explanations.
    Ella entendía lo que él decía sin necesidad de explicaciones.
    To correctly interpret a message.
    He didn’t understand the joke his friends made.
    No entendía la broma que le hicieron sus amigos.
    To assimilate knowledge or information.
    At that moment, I understood all the concepts from the class.
    En aquel momento, entendía todos los conceptos de la clase.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'intendere', which means 'to direct the mind towards something'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    I didn’t understand a word.
    I didn’t understand anything.
    no entendía ni jota
    to understand at a glance
    To understand something quickly.
    entender de un vistazo
    to understand the hint
    To grasp an implicit message.
    entender la indirecta

    Related Words

    to understand
    To perceive the sense of something.
    entender
    comprehension
    Ability to understand.
    comprensión
    misunderstanding
    Lack of understanding.
    incomprensión

    Slang Meanings

    To understand intuitively.
    When I saw her act, I immediately understood what she meant.
    Cuando la vi actuar, entendí al toque lo que quería decir.
    To be aware of a matter.
    I was so into the conversation that I already understood the topic perfectly.
    Estaba tan metido en la conversación que ya entendía el tema a la perfección.