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intend

in·tend

UK/ɪnˈtɛnd/ US/ˌɪˈntɛnd/ common

verb

1.

have in mind as a purpose

  • “I mean no harm”
  • “I only meant to help you”
  • “She didn”
  • “;”
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2.

design or destine

  • “She was intended to become the director”
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3.

mean or intend to express or convey

  • “You never understand what I mean!”
  • “what do his words intend?”
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4.

denote or connote

  • “maison”
  • “house”
  • “;”
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Origin

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 dialectal mint.

Phrases

  • as God intended

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