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    intend
    /ɪnˈtɛnd/

    verb

    • 1. have (a course of action) as one's purpose or intention; plan: "the company intends to cut 400 jobs"
    • 2. design or destine something for a particular purpose: "this one-roomed cottage was intended to accommodate a family"

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

    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.

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

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

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

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

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

    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.

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

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

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINTEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › intendIntend - definition of intend by The Free Dictionary

    v.t. 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.

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

    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.

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

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

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › intendintend | meaning of intend in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    intend meaning, definition, what is intend: to have something in your mind as a plan...: Learn more.