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- DictionaryIn·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"
- 2. design or destine (someone or something) for a particular purpose or end: "this one-roomed cottage was intended to accommodate a family"
The meaning of INTEND is to have in mind as a purpose or goal : plan. How to use intend in a sentence.
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.
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.
Intend definition: to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan. See examples of INTEND used in a sentence.
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.
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.
1. to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month. 2. to design or mean for a particular purpose, use, or recipient: a fund intended for emergency use only. 3. to design to express or indicate, as by one's words; refer to.
1. (may take a clause as object) to propose or plan (something or to do something); have in mind; mean. 2. (transitive; often foll by for) to design or destine (for a certain purpose, person, etc) that shot was intended for the President. 3. (transitive) to mean to express or indicate.
Definition of intend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of intend verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
