intend

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: ĭn-tĕndʹ, IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛnd/ Rhymes: -ɛnd Hyphenation: in‧tend === Verb === intend (third-person singular simple present intends, present participle intending, simple past and past participle intended) (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon Synonyms: mean, design, plan, think, propose, (Northern England, Scotland) purpose, have a mind to, foremind, mint To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard. (obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend. To strain; make tense. (obsolete) To intensify; strengthen. , Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.139: Dotage, fatuity, or folly […] is for the most part intended or remitted in particular men, and thereupon some are wiser than others […]. To apply with energy. To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey. To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold. To pretend; counterfeit; simulate. ==== Usage notes ==== This is a catenative verb that mostly takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== intense intensive intent intention intension ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “intend”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Dinnet, dentin, dinnet, indent, tinned