The meaning of Intend

ɪnˈtend

Intend – definition

verb
Have (a course of action) as one's purpose or intention; plan.
Usage examples:
The company intends to cut 400 jobs
Synonims:
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 plot
verb
Design or destine something for a particular purpose.
Usage examples:
This one-roomed cottage was intended to accommodate a family
Synonims:
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 plot

verb
To have as a plan or purpose
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] we intend to go to australia next year to visit our daughter., [ t ] the remark…

Intend translation into English

Intend: translate from English into Chinese

打算, 有意, 准备, 拟, 意图

Intend: translate from English into Dutch

Van plan zijn, Voornemens zijn, Beogen, Bedoelen, Denken, Bestemmen, Menen, Voorhebben, Mikken, Mikken op

Intend: translate from English into French

Intention, Vouloir, Projeter, Se proposer, Avoir l'intention

Intend: translate from English into German

Beabsichtigen, Wollen, Vorhaben, Bestimmen, Vorsehen, Meinen, Berechnen

Intend: translate from English into Hindi

इरादा रखना, इरादा करना, प्रयोजन रखना, अभिप्राय रखना, आशय रखना

Intend: translate from English into Italian

Avere intenzione, Intendere, Proporsi, Volere, Destinare, Tendere, Significare

Intend: translate from English into Korean

의도하다, 작정이다, 생각하다, 충당하려고 하다, 의미하다

Intend: translate from English into Russian

Намереваться, Намеренно, Предназначать, Подразумевать, Иметь в виду, Хотеть, Значить, Вознамериваться, Прочить

Intend: translate from English into Spanish

Pretender, Intentar, Entender, Tener intención, Destinar, Hacer una intención, Hacer un intento, Hacer un propósito

Word origin

Middle English entend (in the sense ‘direct the attention to’), from Old French entendre, from Latin intendere ‘intend, extend, direct’, from in- ‘towards’ + tendere ‘stretch, tend’.

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Intend – similar words

intendant

noun
The administrator of an opera house or theatre.
Usage examples:
Strauss devised his music for enoch arden to strengthen his munich position with ernst von possart,…

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Intend synonims

aim

verb
Point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target.
Usage examples:
Aim the camcorder at some suitable object

noun
A purpose or intention; a desired outcome.
Usage examples:
Our primary aim is to achieve financial discipline

abbreviation
Alternative investment market (a subsidiary market of the london stock exchange that allows small companies to be traded without the expense of a full market listing).

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aspire

verb
Direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something.
Usage examples:
We never thought that we might aspire to those heights

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expect

verb
Regard (something) as likely to happen.
Usage examples:
It's as well to expect the worst

verb
To think or believe that something will happen, or that someone will arrive
Usage examples:
[ t ] we are expecting about 100 people for the lecture., [ t ] his plane is expected to land at ab…

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hope

noun
A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.
Usage examples:
He looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information

verb
Want something to happen or be the case.
Usage examples:
He's hoping for an offer of compensation

noun
The feeling that something desired can be had or will happen
Usage examples:
[ u ] we never entirely gave up hope., [ u ] this research offers hope of developing better ways to…

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mean

verb
Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.
Usage examples:
I don't know what you mean

adjective
Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.
Usage examples:
She felt mean not giving a tip

noun
The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.
Usage examples:
Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

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plan

plæn

noun
A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.
Usage examples:
The un peace plan

verb
Decide on and make arrangements for in advance.
Usage examples:
They were planning a trip to egypt

verb
A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved

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propose

verb
Put forward (a plan or suggestion) for consideration by others.
Usage examples:
He proposed a new nine-point peace plan

verb
To suggest or state (a possible plan or action) for consideration
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] she proposed to keep the schools open all summer., [ + that clause ] it has oft…

verb
To give someone a plan or idea to consider
Usage examples:
She proposed a tax reform designed to make basic insurance more affordable., propose to do sth he i…

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purpose

noun
The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
Usage examples:
The purpose of the meeting is to appoint a trustee

verb
Have as one's intention or objective.
Usage examples:
God has allowed suffering, even purposed it

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