intend (redirected from intend as)

in·tend  (n-tnd)

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.

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[Middle English entenden, from Old French entendre, from Latin intendere : in-, toward; see in-² + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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intend

Verb

1. to propose or plan (something or to do something)

2. to have as one's purpose

3. to mean to express or indicate: no criticism was intended

4. (often foll. by for)to design or destine (for a certain purpose or person): the plane was never intended for combat [Latin intendere to stretch forth]

Thesaurus

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" mean, think design - intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business" be after, plan - have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" purpose, purport, aim, propose - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
	2.	intend - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" destine, designate, specify 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" aim, calculate, direct - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
	3.	intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" mean 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?" spell, import - indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" aim - direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun" aim, drive, get - move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
	4.	intend - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" signify, stand for, mean denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " signify - convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

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intend

verb 1. plan, mean, aim, determine, scheme, propose, purpose, contemplate, envisage, foresee, be resolved or determined, have in mind or view

verb 2. (often with for) destine, mean, design, earmark, consign, aim, mark out, set apart

Translations

intend [ɪnˈtɛnd] vt [+ gift etc]: to intend sth for → destinar algo a;

to intend to do sth → tener intención de or pensar hacer algo

intend [ɪnˈtɛnd] vt [+ gift etc];

to intend sth for → destiner qch à;

to intend to do → avoir l'intention de faire

intend [ɪnˈtɛnd] vt to be intended for sb → für jdn gedacht sein;

to intend to do sth → beabsichtigen, etw zu tun

intend [ɪnˈtɛnd] vt [+ gift etc]: to intend sth for → destinare qc a;

to intend to do → aver l'intenzione di fare

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intend

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?intensieيَنْوي، يَعْتَزِمвъзнамерявамzamýšletmene; have til hensigtbeabsichtigen,meinenπροτίθεμαι, σκοπεύωtener la intención de, quererkavatsemaقصد داشتنaikoaavoir l'intention deלְהִתכַּווֵןइरादा रखनाkanitiszándékozikmerencanakanætlaintendere, avere intenzione di意図する...할 작정이다ketinti, norėtidomāt; grasītiesbertujuanvan plan zijn, willenha i sinne, ha til hensiktzamierzaćpretendera avea intenţia (să)намереваться;иметь в видуzamýšľať, mať v úmyslenameravatinameravatiämna, ha för avsikt, tänkaตั้งใจniyet etmek想要мати намір; збиратисяارادہ کرناđịnh想要

2 to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way His remarks were intended to be a compliment.bedoelيَقْصُدозачавамmínit (jako)menebedeutenεννοώpretender, querer decir(millenagi) ette nägemaمعنی دادنtarkoittaavouloir direלְהִתכַּווֵןनिमित्त होनाodreditiszán vmirememaksudkanmeinaproporsi, voler dire～のつもりである...을 의미하다turėti galvoje, norėti pasakyti (kaip)domāt; saprastbermaksudbedoelenskulle oppfattes somzamierzony (jako)tencionara vrea să spunăиметь в виду, подразумеватьсяmyslieť (ako)mislitinameravatimenaหมายถึงkasdetmek, demek, istemek意指значити, означатиمطلب ، معنی رکھناcó ý định意指

3 (with for) to direct at That letter/bullet was intended for me.bedoelيُوَجِّهпредназначенurčitmene; beregnebestimmenπροορίζωir dirigido amääramaبرای کسی بودنtarkoittaaêtre destiné àמְיוֹעַד לְ-चाहना, इच्छा रखना या करनाnamjenitiszán vmit vkinekmenujukanætla (handa)destinare～に向ける...을 목적으로 하다skirtidomāt; paredzētmenujukanbestemmen voorha adresse til, være bestemt forprzeznaczonyprojectara destinaпредназначатьurčiťnamenitinamenitiämna, avseมีความหมาย...-e yönelik olmak針對призначатися (для кого)کسی کے لیے ہوناdự 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.beplanنِيَّه، قَصْدимам намерениеrozhodnutýopsat påversessenαποφασισμένος, που σκοπεύει να κάνει κτ.decidido, resuelto, que tiene intención deotsustanudمصممolla päättänytdécidé (à)מְרוּכָּז כּוּלוֹ ב-उत्सुक, तत्पर वयग्र, लगा हुआusredotočenelszánt; feltett szándéka ...bertekadákveðinndeciso～のつもり...에 집중된ketinantis, siekiantis, norintiscieši apņēmies/nolēmisbertekadvastbeslotenoppsatt påzdecydowanydecididohotărât (să)полный решимостиrozhodnutýodločenodlučaninriktad (inställd) påความตั้งใจniyetli, kararlı堅決的намірений; сповнений рішучостіنیت، مقصدmải mê坚决的

2 (with on) concentrating hard on He was intent on the job he was doing.aandagtigمُتَرَكِّز في، مُصَمِّمٌ عَلىстремя сеsoustředěnýfordybet ieifrig beschäftigt mitπροσηλωμένοςabsortosüvenenudمتوجهkeskittynytabsorbé (par)מְרוּכָּזजुटा हुआ, लीन, तुला हुआusredotočenteljesen leköti vmitekunniðursokkinnintento～に専念して열심인susikaupęsaizrāvies; nogrimistekungeconcentreerdivrig opptatt av, fordypet iskupionyabsortoabsorbit (de)поглощённыйsústredenýosredotočenpredanivrigt upptagen avซึ่งตั้งใจdikkatli專心致志的заглибленийپر عزم ہوناchăm chú专心致志的

n

purpose; what a person means to do He broke into the house with intent to steal.voornemeقَصْد، هَدَفанмерениеúmyslhensigtdie Absichtσκοπός,πρόθεσηintención, propósitokavatsusنیتaikomusintentionכַּווָנָהआशय, अभिप्रायnamjeraszándék, céltujuanætlun, ásetningurintento意図목적ketinimasnodoms; nolūkstujuanbedoelinghensikt, formålzamiarintençãoin­tenţie, scopнамерениеúmyselnamennamerasyfte, avsikt, uppsåtจุดมุ่งหมายamaç, maksat, kasıt目的намір; метаمقصدmục 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, voornemeقَصْد، نِيَّهнамерениеzáměr, úmyslhensigt; intentiondie Absichtπρόθεσηintenciónkavatsusقصد؛ منظورtarkoitusintentionכַּווָנָהसदाशयnakana(feltett) szándékmaksudætlunintenzione意図의도ketinimasnodoms; nolūksbertujuanbedoelinghensikt, intensjon, formålzamiarintençãoin­tenţieнамерениеúmysel, zámernamennameraavsikt, syfte, uppsåtเจตนาniyet, amaç, maksat意圖намір, метаارادہý định意图

adj inˈtentional [-ʃənl]

(negative unintentional) done, said etc deliberately and not by accident I'm sorry I offended you – it wasn't intentional; intentional cruelty.opsetlikمَقْصود، مُتَعَمَّدумишленúmyslnýbevidstabsichtlichσκόπιμος, εσκεμμένοςintencionaltahtlikعمدیtahallinenintentionnelמְכוּוָןसाभिप्रायnamjeranszándékosdisengajavísvitandi, viljandiintenzionale故意の고의적인tyčinisnodomāts; tīšssengajaopzettelijkmed hensikt, bevisstumyślnyintencionalin­ten­­ţionatумышленныйúmyselnýnamerennameranavsiktligซึ่งกระทำอย่างตั้งใจkasıtlı, maksatlı有意識的навмиснийبالارادہcố ý有意识的

adv inˈtentionally

opsetlikبِصورَةٍ مَقْصودَهумишленоúmyslněmed viljeabsichtlichεπίτηδεςintencionalmentetahtlikultبطور عمدیtahallisestiintentionnellementבְּכַווָנָהविववाह के विषय में विचारnamjernoszándékosandengan sengajaviljandiintenzionalmente故意に고의적으로tyčiatīšāmdengan sengajaopzettelijkmed hensikt, forsettligumyślnieintencionalmente(în mod) intenţionatумышленноúmyselnenamernonamernoavsiktligtโดยตั้งใจbilerek, kasten有意識地навмисноدانستگی سےmột cách cố ý有意识地

adv inˈtently

with great concentration He was watching her intently.aandagtigباهْتِمام شَديدсъсредоточеноsoustředěněanspændtaufmerksamεπίμοναatentamentepinevaltبا دقت؛ با اشتیاقtarkkaavaisestiattentivementבְּרִיכּוּזएकाग्रताusredotočenofeszült figyelemmeldengan tekunaf eftirtekt, gaumgæfilegaattentamente一心に열심히įdėmiaiuzmanīgidengan tekungespannenufravendt, anspentbacznieatentamenteatentпристальноsústredenepozornonamernomed spänd uppmärksamhetอย่างตั้งใจbüyük bir dikkatle目不轉睛地уважно, пильноکسی مقصد سےmột cách tập trung目不转睛地