Home › Words › E › entendentend/ɪnˈtɛnd/entend means to attend to; to apply oneself to.entend is pronounced /ɪnˈtɛnd/.EtymologyOld French entendre, from Latin intendere. See intend.verbTo attend to; to apply oneself to.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.attendingly 72% match — Giving one's attention; attentively. vs entend →attent 71% match — Attentive, heedful; intent. vs entend →behear 68% match — To give ear to; hear (intently); attend (to); pay attention or give heed to; listen to. vs entend →intendiment 66% match — Understanding; careful consideration, attention. vs entend →hearken 66% match — To hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something). vs entend →attender 65% match — An attendee; one who attends a course, meeting, school, etc. vs entend →attendable 65% match — At which one must attend. vs entend →attendantly 64% match — In an attendant manner. vs entend →