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subentender

Spanish, verb/subentenˈdeɾ/

subentender is spelled S-U-B-E-N-T-E-N-D-E-R (11 letters). Subentender is a Spanish verb meaning “to get the gist of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Asumir o entender algo que, aunque no está expresado explícitamente, se puede suponer de manera lógica por el…”.

What does subentender mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to get the gist of

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Asumir o entender algo que, aunque no está expresado explícitamente, se puede suponer de manera lógica por el contexto.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of subentender

  • subentiendo first-person present singular
  • subentendí first-person preterite singular
  • subentendido participle past
  • e-ie alternation
  • subentendiendo gerund
  • subentendida feminine participle past
  • subentendidos masculine participle past
  • subentendidas feminine participle past
  • subentiendes indicative informal present
  • subentendés indicative informal present
  • subentiende indicative present singular
  • subentendemos first-person indicative plural
  • subentendéis indicative plural present
  • subentienden indicative plural present
  • subentendía first-person imperfect indicative
  • subentendías imperfect indicative second-person
  • subentendíamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • subentendíais imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce subentender?

  • /subentenˈdeɾ/
  • [su.β̞ẽn̪.t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
  • [suβ̞ẽn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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