in·tend ( n-t nd )v. in·tend·ed, in·tend·ing, in·tends v.tr. 1. To have in mind; plan: We intend to go. They intend going. You intended that she go. 2. a. To design for a specific purpose. b. To have in mind for a particular use. 3. To signify or mean. v.intr. To have a design or purpose in mind. [Middle English entenden, from Old French entendre, from Latin intendere : in-, toward; see in-2 + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] |
intend [ɪnˈtɛnd]
vb
1. (may take a clause as object) to propose or plan (something or to do something); have in mind; mean
2. (tr; often foll by for) to design or destine (for a certain purpose, person, etc.) that shot was intended for the President
3. (tr) to mean to express or indicate what do his words intend?
4. (intr) to have a purpose as specified; mean he intends well
5. (tr) Archaic to direct or turn (the attention, eyes, etc.)
[from Latin intendere to stretch forth, give one's attention to, from tendere to stretch]
intender n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | intend - have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" design - intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business" |
| 2. | intend - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" mean - destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you" design - plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work" slate - designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor" | |
| 3. | intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" stand for, symbolize, typify, symbolise, represent - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" signify - convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" aim - direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun" | |
| 4. | intend - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" signify - convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" |
intend
verb
1. plan, mean, aim, determine, scheme, propose, purpose, contemplate, envisage, foresee, be resolved or determined, have in mind or view She intends to do A levels and go to university.
Translations
intend [ɪnˈtend] VT
1. (with noun) it's intended for John → está destinado a Juan, es para Juan
no offence was intended; he intended no offence → no tenía intención de ofender a nadie, no fue su intención ofender a nadie
I intend no disrespect → no es mi intención faltarle al respeto a nadie
that remark was intended for you → esa observación iba dirigida a ti
it was intended as a compliment → se dijo como un cumplido
I intended no harm → lo hice sin mala intención
is that what you intended? → ¿fue eso lo que se proponía?
no offence was intended; he intended no offence → no tenía intención de ofender a nadie, no fue su intención ofender a nadie
I intend no disrespect → no es mi intención faltarle al respeto a nadie
that remark was intended for you → esa observación iba dirigida a ti
it was intended as a compliment → se dijo como un cumplido
I intended no harm → lo hice sin mala intención
is that what you intended? → ¿fue eso lo que se proponía?
2. (with verb) to intend to do sth; intend doing sth → pensar hacer algo
what do you intend to do about it? → ¿qué piensas hacer al respecto?
I intend him to come too → quiero que venga él también
this scheme is intended to help → este proyecto tiene la finalidad de ayudar
I intend that he should see it → quiero que él lo vea
I fully intend to punish him → tengo la firme intención de castigarlo
what do you intend to do about it? → ¿qué piensas hacer al respecto?
I intend him to come too → quiero que venga él también
this scheme is intended to help → este proyecto tiene la finalidad de ayudar
I intend that he should see it → quiero que él lo vea
I fully intend to punish him → tengo la firme intención de castigarlo
intend [ɪnˈtɛnd] vt
to intend to do sth → avoir l'intention de faire qch
I intend to do French at university → J'ai l'intention d'étudier le français à l'université.
to intend doing sth → avoir l'intention de faire qch
the hotel in which they intended staying → l'hôtel dans lequel ils avaient l'intention de séjourner
to intend that ...
We had always intended that the new series would be live → Notre intention avait toujours été que la nouvelle série soit en direct.
to intend sth for sb → destiner qch à qn
to be intended for sb/sth [gift, money] → être destiné(e) à qn/qch
The money is intended for medical supplies → L'argent est destiné à des fournitures médicales.
to be intended as sth [announcement, declaration] → être à prendre comme qch
His remark was not intended as a criticism → Sa remarque n'était pas à prendre comme une critique.
Today's announcement was intended as a warning → L'annonce d'aujourd'hui est à prendre comme un avertissement.
to be intended to do sth → être destiné(e) à faire qch
to intend to do sth → avoir l'intention de faire qch
I intend to do French at university → J'ai l'intention d'étudier le français à l'université.
to intend doing sth → avoir l'intention de faire qch
the hotel in which they intended staying → l'hôtel dans lequel ils avaient l'intention de séjourner
to intend that ...
We had always intended that the new series would be live → Notre intention avait toujours été que la nouvelle série soit en direct.
to intend sth for sb → destiner qch à qn
to be intended for sb/sth [gift, money] → être destiné(e) à qn/qch
The money is intended for medical supplies → L'argent est destiné à des fournitures médicales.
to be intended as sth [announcement, declaration] → être à prendre comme qch
His remark was not intended as a criticism → Sa remarque n'était pas à prendre comme une critique.
Today's announcement was intended as a warning → L'annonce d'aujourd'hui est à prendre comme un avertissement.
to be intended to do sth → être destiné(e) à faire qch
intend
vt
(+n) → beabsichtigen, wollen; I intend him to go with me, I intend that he should go with me → ich beabsichtige or habe vor, ihn mitzunehmen; (= insist) → er soll mit mir mitkommen; I intended no harm → es war (von mir) nicht böse gemeint; (with action) → ich hatte nichts Böses beabsichtigt; did you intend that? → hatten Sie das beabsichtigt?, war das Ihre Absicht?; I didn’t intend it as an insult → das sollte keine Beleidigung sein; it was intended as a compliment → das sollte ein Kompliment sein; I wondered what he intended by that remark → ich fragte mich, was er mit dieser Bemerkung beabsichtigte; he is intended for the diplomatic service → er soll einmal in den diplomatischen Dienst; this park is intended for the general public → dieser Park ist für die Öffentlichkeit gedacht or bestimmt; that remark was intended for you → diese Bemerkung war auf Sie gemünzt, mit dieser Bemerkung waren Sie gemeint; games intended for young children → Spiele, die für kleine Kinder gedacht sind; it was intended that he should become an accountant → er sollte eigentlich Buchhalter werden
(+vb) → beabsichtigen, fest vorhaben; he intends to win → er hat fest vor zu gewinnen; I intend to leave next year → ich beabsichtige or habe vor, nächstes Jahr zu gehen; if you don’t change your mind I intend to leave you! → wenn du es dir nicht anders überlegst, verlasse ich dich!; what do you intend to do about it? → was beabsichtigen Sie, dagegen zu tun?; I fully intend to punish him → ich habe fest vor or bin fest entschlossen, ihn zu bestrafen; this is intended to help me → das soll mir helfen; did you intend that to happen? → hatten Sie das beabsichtigt?
intend [ɪnˈtɛnd] vt (mean) to intend to do sth → avere (l')intenzione di fare qc, intendere fare qc; (remark, gift) to intend sth for sb/sth → destinare qc a qn/qc
I intend him to come too → voglio che venga anche lui
it was intended as a compliment → voleva essere un complimento
I intended no harm → non intendevo fare del male
did you intend that? (do on purpose) → l'hai fatto intenzionalmente?
intend [ɪnˈtɛnd] vt (mean) to intend to do sth → avere (l')intenzione di fare qc, intendere fare qc; (remark, gift) to intend sth for sb/sth → destinare qc a qn/qc
I intend him to come too → voglio che venga anche lui
it was intended as a compliment → voleva essere un complimento
I intended no harm → non intendevo fare del male
did you intend that? (do on purpose) → l'hai fatto intenzionalmente?
I intend him to come too → voglio che venga anche lui
it was intended as a compliment → voleva essere un complimento
I intended no harm → non intendevo fare del male
did you intend that? (do on purpose) → l'hai fatto intenzionalmente?
intend [ɪnˈtɛnd] vt (mean) to intend to do sth → avere (l')intenzione di fare qc, intendere fare qc; (remark, gift) to intend sth for sb/sth → destinare qc a qn/qc
I intend him to come too → voglio che venga anche lui
it was intended as a compliment → voleva essere un complimento
I intended no harm → non intendevo fare del male
did you intend that? (do on purpose) → l'hai fatto intenzionalmente?
v intend [inˈtend]
1 to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something) Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too? intensie يَنْوي، يَعْتَزِم възнамерявам zamýšlet mene; have til hensigt beabsichtigen,meinen προτίθεμαι, σκοπεύω tener la intención de, querer kavatsema قصد داشتن aikoa avoir l'intention de לְהִתכַּווֵן इरादा रखना kaniti szándékozik merencanakan ætla intendere, avere intenzione di 意図する 의도하다 ketinti, norėti domāt; grasīties bertujuan van plan zijn, willen ha i sinne, ha til hensikt zamierzać pretender a avea intenţia (să) намереваться;иметь в виду zamýšľať, mať v úmysle nameravati nameravati ämna, ha för avsikt, tänka ตั้งใจ niyet etmek 想要 мати намір; збиратися ارادہ کرنا định 想要
2 to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way His remarks were intended to be a compliment. bedoel يَقْصُد озачавам mínit (jako) mene bedeuten εννοώ pretender, querer decir (millenagi) ette nägema معنی دادن tarkoittaa vouloir dire לְהִתכַּווֵן निमित्त होना odrediti szán vmire memaksudkan meina proporsi, voler dire ～のつもりである …을 뜻하다 turėti galvoje, norėti pasakyti (kaip) domāt; saprast bermaksud bedoelen skulle oppfattes som zamierzony (jako) tencionar a vrea să spună иметь в виду, подразумеваться myslieť (ako) misliti nameravati mena หมายถึง kasdetmek, demek, istemek 意指 значити, означати مطلب ، معنی رکھنا có ý định 意指
3 (with for) to direct at That letter/bullet was intended for me. bedoel يُوَجِّه предназначен určit mene; beregne bestimmen προορίζω ir dirigido a määrama برای کسی بودن tarkoittaa être destiné à מְיוֹעַד לְ- चाहना, इच्छा रखना या करना namjeniti szán vmit vkinek menujukan ætla (handa) destinare ～に向ける 방향으로 향하다 skirti domāt; paredzēt menujukan bestemmen voor ha adresse til, være bestemt for przeznaczony projectar a destina предназначать určiť nameniti nameniti ämna, avse มีความหมาย ...-e yönelik olmak 針對 призначатися (для кого) کسی کے لیے ہونا dự định 对准
adj inˈtent [-t]
1 (with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something) He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl. beplan نِيَّه، قَصْد имам намерение rozhodnutý opsat på versessen αποφασισμένος, που σκοπεύει να κάνει κτ. decidido, resuelto, que tiene intención de otsustanud مصمم vakaasti päättänyt décidé (à) מְרוּכָּז כּוּלוֹ ב- उत्सुक, तत्पर वयग्र, लगा हुआ usredotočen elszánt; feltett szándéka ... bertekad ákveðinn deciso ～のつもり (마음·눈 따위가) 확고하게 향해진 ketinantis, siekiantis, norintis cieši apņēmies/nolēmis bertekad vastbesloten oppsatt på zdecydowany decidido hotărât (să) полный решимости rozhodnutý odločen odlučan inriktad (inställd) på ความตั้งใจ niyetli, kararlı 一心一意的 намірений; сповнений рішучості نیت، مقصد mải mê 坚决的
2 (withon) concentrating hard on He was intent on the job he was doing. aandagtig مُتَرَكِّز في، مُصَمِّمٌ عَلى стремя се soustředěný fordybet i eifrig beschäftigt mit προσηλωμένος absorto süvenenud متوجه keskittynyt absorbé (par) מְרוּכָּז जुटा हुआ, लीन, तुला हुआ usredotočen teljesen leköti vmi tekun niðursokkinn intento ～に専念して 전념하는 susikaupęs aizrāvies; nogrimis tekun geconcentreerd ivrig opptatt av, fordypet i skupiony absorto absorbit (de) поглощённый sústredený osredotočen predan ivrigt upptagen av ซึ่งตั้งใจ dikkatli 專注的 заглиблений پر عزم ہونا chăm chú 专心致志的
n
purpose; what a person means to do He broke into the house with intent to steal. voorneme قَصْد، هَدَف анмерение úmysl hensigt die Absicht σκοπός,πρόθεση intención, propósito kavatsus نیت aikomus intention כַּווָנָה आशय, अभिप्राय namjera szándék, cél tujuan ætlun, ásetningur intento 意図 의도 ketinimas nodoms; nolūks tujuan bedoeling hensikt, formål zamiar intenção intenţie, scop намерение úmysel namen namera syfte, avsikt, uppsåt จุดมุ่งหมาย amaç, maksat, kasıt 目的，意圖 намір; мета مقصد mục đích 目的
n inˈtention [-ʃən]
what a person plans or intends to do He has no intention of leaving; He went to see the boss with the intention of asking for a pay rise; If I have offended you, it was quite without intention; good intentions. bedoeling, voorneme قَصْد، نِيَّه намерение záměr, úmysl hensigt; intention die Absicht πρόθεση intención kavatsus قصد؛ منظور aikomus intention כַּווָנָה सदाशय nakana (feltett) szándék maksud ætlun intenzione 意図 의도, 의향 ketinimas nodoms; nolūks bertujuan bedoeling hensikt, intensjon, formål zamiar intenção intenţie намерение úmysel, zámer namen namera avsikt, syfte, uppsåt เจตนา niyet, amaç, maksat 意圖 намір, мета ارادہ ý định 意图
adj inˈtentional [-ʃənl]
(negativeunintentional) done, said etc deliberately and not by accident I'm sorry I offended you – it wasn't intentional; intentional cruelty. opsetlik مَقْصود، مُتَعَمَّد умишлен úmyslný bevidst absichtlich σκόπιμος, εσκεμμένος intencional tahtlik عمدی tarkoituksellinen intentionnel מְכוּוָן साभिप्राय namjeran szándékos disengaja vísvitandi, viljandi intenzionale 故意の 의도적인 tyčinis nodomāts; tīšs sengaja opzettelijk med hensikt, bevisst umyślny intencional intenţionat умышленный úmyselný nameren nameran avsiktlig ซึ่งกระทำอย่างตั้งใจ kasıtlı, maksatlı 故意的 навмисний بالارادہ cố ý 有意识的
adv inˈtentionally
opsetlik بِصورَةٍ مَقْصودَه умишлено úmyslně med vilje absichtlich επίτηδες intencionalmente tahtlikult بطور عمدی tarkoituksellisesti intentionnellement בְּכַווָנָה विववाह के विषय में विचार namjerno szándékosan dengan sengaja viljandi intenzionalmente 故意に 의도적으로 tyčia tīšām dengan sengaja opzettelijk med hensikt, forsettlig umyślnie intencionalmente (în mod) intenţionat умышленно úmyselne namerno namerno avsiktligt โดยตั้งใจ bilerek, kasten 故意地 навмисно دانستگی سے một cách cố ý 有意识地
adv inˈtently
with great concentration He was watching her intently. aandagtig باهْتِمام شَديد съсредоточено soustředěně anspændt aufmerksam επίμονα atentamente pinevalt با دقت؛ با اشتیاق tarkkaavaisesti attentivement בְּרִיכּוּז एकाग्रता usredotočeno feszült figyelemmel dengan tekun af eftirtekt, gaumgæfilega attentamente 一心に 열심히 įdėmiai uzmanīgi dengan tekun gespannen ufravendt, anspent bacznie atentamente atent пристально sústredene pozorno namerno med spänd uppmärksamhet อย่างตั้งใจ büyük bir dikkatle 專注地 уважно, пильно کسی مقصد سے một cách tập trung 目不转睛地
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