What does intend mean?
Definitions for intend
ɪnˈtɛndin·tend
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word intend.
Princeton's WordNet
intend, mean, thinkverb
have in mind as a purpose
"I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
intend, destine, designate, specifyverb
design or destine
"She was intended to become the director"
mean, intendverb
mean or intend to express or convey
"You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
mean, intend, signify, stand forverb
denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
Wiktionary
intendverb
To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); be intent upon; mean; design; plan; purpose.
Etymology: From entend, “direct (one’s) attention towards”, from entendre, from intendere.
intendverb
To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
Etymology: From entend, “direct (one’s) attention towards”, from entendre, from intendere.
intendverb
To stretch to extend; distend.
Etymology: From entend, “direct (one’s) attention towards”, from entendre, from intendere.
intendverb
To strain; make tense.
Etymology: From entend, “direct (one’s) attention towards”, from entendre, from intendere.
intendverb
To intensify; strengthen.
Etymology: From entend, “direct (one’s) attention towards”, from entendre, from intendere.
intendverb
To apply with energy.
Etymology: From entend, “direct (one’s) attention towards”, from entendre, from intendere.
intendverb
To bend or turn; direct, as one's course or journey.
Etymology: From entend, “direct (one’s) attention towards”, from entendre, from intendere.
intendverb
To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
Etymology: From entend, “direct (one’s) attention towards”, from entendre, from intendere.
intendverb
To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
Etymology: From entend, “direct (one’s) attention towards”, from entendre, from intendere.
Webster Dictionary
Intendverb
to stretch' to extend; to distend
Intendverb
to strain; to make tense
Intendverb
to intensify; to strengthen
Intendverb
to apply with energy
Intendverb
to bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey
Intendverb
to fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard
Intendverb
to fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain
Intendverb
to design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold
Intendverb
to pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Intend
in-tend′, v.t. to fix the mind upon: to design: to purpose: (Milt.) to extend: (Shak.) to direct.—v.i. to have a design: to purpose.—ns. Intend′ant, an officer who superintends some public business, a title of many public officers in France and other countries; Intend′ancy, his office.—adj. Intend′ed, purposed: betrothed.—n. an affianced lover.—adv. Intend′edly, with intention or design.—ns. Intend′iment (Spens.), attention, knowledge, intention; Intend′ment (Shak.), intention, design. [O. Fr. entendre—L. intendĕre, intentum and intensum—in, towards, tendĕre, to stretch.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'intend' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4552
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'intend' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3141
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'intend' in Verbs Frequency: #213
Anagrams for intend »
dentin
indent
tinned
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of intend in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of intend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of intend in a Sentence
Mr. Mosley was a youth counselor -- a subordinate -- while others on scene were superior personnel, lakeside officials have released a version of events -- multiple times to the media -- that deflects responsibility from their own employee policies and procedures. They have attempted to control the narrative but we intend to show the entire truth surrounding the instruction and training of their youth counselors.
It's similar to false advertising, the malware developers promise something they never intend to delivery, a working Fortnite for Android game. Even worse, they steal from the legitimate Apple iOS version to mislead users.
Scratch yourself with your own nails; always do your own business, and when you intend asking for a service, go to a person who can appreciate your merit.
We feel very honored that his family supports us and will take every precaution to ensure that his legacy as one of the most epic film stars to date is kept firmly intact, the family views this as his fourth movie, a movie he never got to make. We do not intend to let his fans down.
If they start feeling enough pressure, that can make a difference, when they start asking for votes, the first question should be, do you really intend to deport 11 million people?
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Translations for intend
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- نوى, قصد, تعمدArabic
- zamýšletCzech
- bwriaduWelsh
- beabsichtigen, vorhabenGerman
- σκοπεύωGreek
- intenciiEsperanto
- pretender, intentarSpanish
- بر آن بودن, آهنگ داشتنPersian
- aikoa, pyrkiäFinnish
- ætlaFaroese
- avoir l'intention, concevoir, envisager, prévoirFrench
- szándékozik, akar, tervez, szánHungarian
- intendereItalian
- 意図する, つもりである, 意図しますJapanese
- habeo in animo, voloLatin
- takune, whakakoroMāori
- zamierzaćPolish
- pretenderPortuguese
- планировать, собираться, намереватьсяRussian
- திட்டமிட்டுள்ளீர்கள்Tamil
- наміритись, плануватиUkrainian
- desinönVolapük
- 打算Chinese
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