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   In·tend

   /inˈtend/

   

   verb

   • 1. have (a course of action) as one's purpose or objective; plan: "the company intends to cut about 4,500 jobs"
   • ▪ plan that (something) function in a particular way: "a series of questions intended as a checklist"
   • ▪ plan that speech should have (a particular meaning): "no offense was intended, I assure you"
   • 2. design or destine (someone or something) for a particular purpose or end: "this one-roomed cottage was intended to accommodate a family"
   • ▪ be meant or designed for (a particular person or group) to have or use: "this benefit is intended for people incapable of work"

   Word Origin Middle Englishentend (in the sense ‘direct the attention to’), from Old French entendre, from Latin intendere ‘intend, extend, direct’, from in- ‘towards’ + tendere ‘stretch, tend’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. intender noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINTEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   [ + to infinitive ] We intend to go to Australia next year. Somehow I offended him, which wasn't what I'd intended. [ + obj + to infinitive ] I don't think she intended me to hear the remark. be intended for The course is intended for intermediate-level students.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › intendIntend Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INTEND is to have in mind as a purpose or goal : plan. How to use intend in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINTEND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to have as a plan or purpose: [ + to infinitive ] We intend to go to Australia next year. Somehow I offended him, which wasn't what I'd intended. [ + obj + to infinitive ] I don't think she intended me to hear the remark. be intended for The course is intended for intermediate-level students.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › intendINTEND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Intend definition: to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan. See examples of INTEND used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishintend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of intend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINTEND | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   INTEND definition: 1. to want and plan to do something: 2. to be made, designed, or provided for a particular person…. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › intendIntend - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you intend to do something, you mean to do it or have it in mind as a goal. Do you plan on getting your holiday cards in the mail before February this year? Then you intend on getting them out early.

9. www.wordreference.com › enfr › intendintend - English-French Dictionary WordReference.com

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   Principales traductions. Anglais. Français. intend to do [sth] v expr. (plan) avoir l'intention de faire [qch] loc v. I intend to give up smoking, starting tomorrow. J'ai l'intention d'arrêter de fumer, dès demain. intend for [sth] to do [sth] v expr.

10. context.reverso.net › traduction › anglais-francaisTraduction de "intend" en français - Reverso Context

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    Traductions en contexte de "intend" en anglais-français avec Reverso Context : intend to, i intend, does the commission intend, does the council intend, intend on.

11. www.wordreference.com › definition › intendintend - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month. to design or mean for a particular purpose, use, recipient, etc.: a fund intended for emergency use only. to design to express or indicate, as by one's words; refer to. (of words, terms, statements, etc.) to mean or signify.