to strain
→
to understand
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language 1 | Latin | |
| Language 2 | Medieval Latin | |
| Lexeme 1 | intendo, -ere | |
| Lexeme 2 | intendo, intendere | |
| Meaning 1 | to strain | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to understand | |
| Reference | Glare | |
| Comment | Cf. also the Sp. tender 'to draw on', entender 'understand' | |