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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

   Scrabble Points: 7

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

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   verb. us / ɪnˈtend / Add to word list. to have as a plan or purpose: [ + to infinitive ] We intend to go to Australia next year to visit our daughter. [ T ] The remark was intended as a compliment. intentional. adjective us / ɪnˈten·ʃən· ə l / Do you think the insult was intentional? intentionally. adverb us / ɪnˈten·ʃən· ə l·i /

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 › english › intendINTEND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   B1. 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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   verb (used with object) to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month. Synonyms: purpose, aim, expect, contemplate. 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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionintend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [intransitive, transitive] to have a plan, result or purpose in your mind when you do something. We finished later than we had intended. intend to do something I fully intended (= definitely intended) to pay for the damage. I never intended to hurt you. The train we had originally intended to catch had already left.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › intentIntent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : a usually clearly formulated or planned intention : aim. the director's intent. 2. a. : the act or fact of intending : purpose. especially : the design or purpose to commit a wrongful or criminal act. admitted wounding him with intent. b. : the state of mind with which an act is done : volition. 3. a. : meaning, significance. b.

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

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   Definitions of intend. verb. have in mind as a purpose. synonyms: mean, think. see more. verb. design or destine. “She was intended to become the director” synonyms: designate, destine, specify. see more. verb. mean or intend to express or convey. “what do his words intend ?” synonyms: mean. see more. verb. denote or connote.