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Meaning of 'intend'
Meaning of 'intend' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Intend 
[ v. t.]
- To stretch' to extend; to distend. [ v. t.]- To strain; to make tense.
- To intensify; to strengthen.
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
- To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
- To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
- To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
- To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
Meaning of 'intend' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. intend [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- have in mind as a purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
Example in sentence:
- I mean no harm;
- I only meant to help you;
- She didn't think to harm me;
- We thought to return early that night
Meaning (2):
- design or destine
- design or destine
Example in sentence:
- She was intended to become the director
Meaning (3):
- mean or intend to express or convey
- mean or intend to express or convey
Example in sentence:
- what do his words intend?;
- You never understand what I mean!
Meaning (4):
- denote or connote
- denote or connote
Example in sentence:
- An example sentence would show what this word means;
- `maison' means `house' in French
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