B1🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
intendere
to mean, to intend; to understand (archaic/regional)
Looks like
intend
to plan or mean to do something
⚠️ The trap
'Cosa intendi?' = 'What do you mean?' (very common). But 'I intend to go' = 'Ho intenzione di andare' — you cannot always swap them directly. Also 'intendersi di' = 'to be an expert in'.
To say "to plan or mean to do something" in Italian:
intendere / avere intenzione di (for intend)
"intendere" in English means:
to mean, to intend; to understand (archaic/regional)
Example
"Cosa intendi dire con questo?"
"What do you mean by this?"
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