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' | |