Besides s’entendre, are there any more examples of such words with more than 1 meaning depending on context?

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Besides s’entendre, are there any more examples of such words with more than 1 meaning depending on context?

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Yes, there are quite a few, actually. For example:

attendre -- to wait.

s'attendre -- to expect.

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Besides s’entendre, are there any more examples of such words with more than 1 meaning depending on context?

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