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to intend

to intend

∞ 2.4
Plan to do something in the future
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈtɛnd/
translation icon : tener la intención de
  • I did not intend to be a secretary forever.
  • never intend
  • intend to help
  • intend to achieve

We didn't really intend to to fight at Hafji.

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Examples

  • Egypt also made a point that it intended to support the Palestinian cause.

    Academic text (1999)

  • "I don't like any of this, Rufus, and I intend to look into the whole thing."

    Fiction book (1991)

  • So I intend to keep doing this and I intend to maintain this channel.

  • In fact, I intend to have her here again.

    Dr. Phil

  • History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.

    Lex Fridman

  • Nor do I intend to.

    The Book of Clarence (2024)

  • Highness, when your father releases me, I intend to return home.

    Gladiator (2000)

  • I need you to follow the target inside and find out what she intends to steal.

    Thunderbolts* (2025)

  • "I assure you that from now on, I intend to pick my companions carefully.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I intend to travel to France next summer for my vacation.

Synonyms

to mean
vsto intend
∞ 1.6

Intend to talk about someone or something

has identical meaning but is used more in formal contexts
to plan
vsto intend
∞ 1.0

To decide and arrange in advance how to do something

is about the prior mental decision or purpose without preparations
to design
vsto intend
481 2.8

To plan with a specific aim in mind

is broader and covers any general mental decision to act
to aim at
vsto intend
239 2.3

Try to reach a goal

is about the mental decision rather than the effort direction
to aim
vsto intend
234 1.0

To plan to do something to reach a goal

is wider, covering simple mental purpose without a precise goal
to propose
vsto intend
176 3.7

To plan to do something

is more general, covering purpose beyond a personal suggestion
to purpose
vsto intend
4 5.6

To decide or plan to do something

is the internal aim or mental decision rather than formal designation

How Determined

to commit
706 3.4
to resolve
81 3.4
to intend
∞ 2.4
to plan
∞ 1.0
to consider
∞ 1.1

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', the same root behind tension that shows a pull or aim. So to intend to do something is to 'stretch' your plan toward that action — you plan or mean to do it.