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to intend

to intend

143 2.8
Try to show a particular idea or message
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈtɛnd/
translation icon : querer decir
  • The words are ordered in a way that changes the intended meaning.
  • intend to convey
  • intended meaning
  • intended critique

So the news that you see is stuff that's intended to sort of shock you.

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Examples

  • Do you honestly think I intended all of this to happen?

    Madagascar (2005)

  • This is not intended to be highly complex.

  • But now that it has happened, I intend to make the most of it.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • In order to find him guilty, you must find that he intended to commit the crimes.

    Rampage (1987)

  • Well, the film is R-rated and is not intended for children.

    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

  • The curriculum was also intended to specifically address the "confidence gap" in math that emerges during middle school.

    Academic text (2008)

  • And I'm not an ethicist, but the laws that they're putting in place are intended to protect.

  • Mrs. Talbot's troubled gaze was drawn to it immediately, as Adam had intended it should be.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The model is intended as a theoretical framework, not a quantitative binning system.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I intend to write a book about my travels around the world.

Synonyms

to mean
vsto intend
∞ 1.6

Intend to talk about someone or something

is about conveying a particular idea or message
to design
vsto intend
481 2.8

To plan with a specific aim in mind

is about conveying an idea or message rather than planning a product or use
to aim
vsto intend
304 1.5

To direct remarks or products at a particular group

focuses on conveying an idea or message rather than targeting an audience
to aim at
vsto intend
239 2.3

Try to reach a goal

is more about conveying an idea than working to achieve a practical goal
to propose
vsto intend
176 3.7

To plan to do something

is about conveying an idea rather than offering a planned action
to purpose
vsto intend
4 5.6

To decide or plan to do something

is about conveying an idea rather than assigning something a specific use

How Direct

to state
∞ 1.6
to express
∞ 2.3
to intend
143 2.8
to suggest
∞ 1.6
to imply
367 3.5
to hint
136 2.0

Surface Forms

intend infinitive
intended past
intended past participle
intending present participle
intends third person singular

Etymology

Intend comes from the Latin parts in- 'toward' and tendere 'to stretch', a root you can see in English words like tend and tension. So when your words are intended, they are 'stretched toward' a particular idea — you mean or aim to say that thing.