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Learn to pronounce in·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"
    synonyms: plan, mean, have the/every intention, have in mind, have in view, have plans, aim, propose, aspire, hope, expect, be looking, be going, be resolved, have resolved, be determined, have set out, purpose, be plotting, desire, want, wish, contemplate, think of, envisage, design, earmark, set apart
  2. design or destine (someone or something) for a particular purpose or end.
    "this one-roomed cottage was intended to accommodate a family"
    synonyms: plan, mean, have the/every intention, have in mind, have in view, have plans, aim, propose, aspire, hope, expect, be looking, be going, be resolved, have resolved, be determined, have set out, purpose, be plotting, desire, want, wish, contemplate, think of, envisage, design, earmark, set apart

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4 days ago · The meaning of INTEND is to have in mind as a purpose or goal : plan. How to use intend in a sentence.
INTEND meaning: 1. to have as a plan or purpose: 2. to have as a plan or purpose: 3. to have as a plan or…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) · to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: · to design or mean for a particular purpose, use, recipient, etc.:.
5 senses: 1. to propose or plan (something or to do something); have in mind; mean 2. to design or destine (for a certain.... Click for more definitions.
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/ɪnˈtɛnd/ · verb. have in mind as a purpose. synonyms: mean, think. see moresee less · verb. design or destine. “She was intended to become the director”.
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a : to want (something that you control, provide, or have made) to be used for a particular purpose or by a particular person — often followed by to + verb.
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[intransitive, transitive] to have a plan, result or purpose in your mind when you do something. We finished later than we had intended. intend to do ...
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To design, resolve, purpose. To apply a rule of law in the nature of pre- sumption ; to discern and follow the probabilities of like cases.
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Synonyms · conscious · deliberate · intentional · knowing · purposeful · purposive · set · voluntary · willed · willful · wilful · witting. Noun. betrothed ...
INTEND meaning: 1. to want and plan to do something: 2. to be made, designed, or provided for a particular person…. Learn more.
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