intend
Verb
Verb Forms: intended, intending, intends
- To have as a plan or purpose; to mean.
- have in mind as a purpose
- design or destine
- "She was intended to become the director"
- mean or intend to express or convey
- "what do his words intend?"
- denote or connote
- To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To stretch to extend; distend.
- To strain; make tense.
- To intensify; strengthen.
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
- To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
- To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
Examples
- After I've finished my contract I never intend to teach teenagers again.
- He did not INTEND to leave an opening for a bingo, but his opponent found one.
- He intends to go to university.
- They evidently intended some mischief.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English intenden, entenden (“direct (one’s) attention towards”), borrowed from Old French entendre, from Latin intendō, intendere. See also intensive. Doublet of entendre.
Largely displaced native Old English myntan (“to mean, intend; to think, suppose”), whence dialectical mint.
Synonyms
designate, destine, mean, signify, specify, stand for, think, design, foremind, have a mind to, mint, plan, propose, purpose
Scrabble Score: 7
intend: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordintend: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
intend: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary