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εννοώ
to mean /e.noˈo/
verbA1#170 most common
Also: to intend, to imply, to have in mind
Example sentences
Τι εννοείς;
What do you mean?
Δεν εννοώ εσένα.
I don't mean you.
Όταν λέω «αργά», εννοώ μετά τις δέκα.
When I say "late", I mean after ten.
Καταλαβαίνω τι εννοείς, αλλά διαφωνώ μαζί σου.
I understand what you mean, but I disagree with you.
Δεν είμαι σίγουρος αν εννοούσε ότι θα φύγει ή απλώς αστειευόταν.
I'm not sure whether he meant that he would leave or was just joking.
Με τη λέξη «ελευθερία» οι αρχαίοι εννοούσαν κάτι εντελώς διαφορετικό από αυτό που εννοούμε εμείς σήμερα.
By the word "freedom" the ancients meant something entirely different from what we mean today.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | εννοώ | εννόησα | θα εννοήσω |
| 2sg | εννοείς | εννόησες | θα εννοήσεις |
| 3sg | εννοεί | εννόησε | θα εννοήσει |
| 1pl | εννοούμε | εννοήσαμε | θα εννοήσουμε |
| 2pl | εννοείτε | εννοήσατε | θα εννοήσετε |
| 3pl | εννοούν | εννόησαν | θα εννοήσουν |
Word family
έννοιαconcept, notion, meaning
νόημαmeaning, senseεννοείταιof course, it goes without saying
υπονοώto imply, insinuate
κατανοώto comprehend
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek ἐννοέω 'to have in mind, consider, conceive', a compound of the preposition ἐν 'in' and νοέω 'to perceive, think', itself derived from νόος (later νοῦς) 'mind'. The verb thus literally pictures holding a thing 'in the mind'. The deeper origin of νόος is debated and possibly Pre-Greek, so no secure Proto-Indo-European root can be assigned.
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