verb
intend
ihn-TEHND
verb
1
To have a plan or purpose in mind to do something.
"We intend to visit Japan next spring."
"She didn't intend to hurt anyone's feelings."
How to Use Intend
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo plan or mean to do something.
Common pairings
intend to do
intended purpose
what I intended
Word Forms
intended past tense, intend plural, intended plural, intends singular, intend singular, intended singular, intendest singular, intendedst singular, intendeth singular
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Etymology
From Old French entendre, from Latin intendere, "to stretch toward, direct one's attention" (in-, "toward" + tendere, "to stretch").