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
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]
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
Translations
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
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 ...할 작정이다 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 의미하다 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 ...을 목적으로 하다 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 olla päättänyt décidé (à) מְרוּכָּז כּוּלוֹ ב- उत्सुक, तत्पर वयग्र, लगा हुआ usredotočen elszánt; feltett szándéka ... bertekad ákveðinn deciso ～のつもり ...에 집중된 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 堅決的 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 열심인 susikaupęs aizrāvies; nogrimis tekun geconcentreerd ivrig opptatt av, fordypet i skupiony absorto absorbit (de) поглощённый sústredený osredotočen predan ivrigt upptagen av ซึ่งตั้งใจ dikkatli 專心致志的 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 목적 ketinimas nodoms; nolūks tujuan bedoeling hensikt, formål zamiar intenção intenţie, scop намерение úmysel namen namera syfte, avsikt, uppsåt จุดมุ่งหมาย amaç, maksat, kasıt 目的 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 tarkoitus intention כַּווָנָה सदाशय nakana (feltett) szándék maksud ætlun intenzione 意図 의도 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 tahallinen intentionnel מְכוּוָן साभिप्राय namjeran szándékos disengaja vísvitandi, viljandi intenzionale 故意の 고의적인 tyčinis nodomāts; tīšs sengaja opzettelijk med hensikt, bevisst umyślny intencional intenţionat умышленный úmyselný nameren nameran avsiktlig ซึ่งกระทำอย่างตั้งใจ kasıtlı, maksatlı 有意識的 навмисний بالارادہ cố ý 有意识的
adv inˈtentionally
opsetlik بِصورَةٍ مَقْصودَه умишлено úmyslně med vilje absichtlich επίτηδες intencionalmente tahtlikult بطور عمدی tahallisesti intentionnellement בְּכַווָנָה विववाह के विषय में विचार namjerno szándékosan dengan sengaja viljandi intenzionalmente 故意に 고의적으로 tyčia tīšām dengan sengaja opzettelijk med hensikt, forsettlig umyślnie intencionalmente (în mod) intenţionat умышленно úmyselne namerno namerno avsiktligt โดยตั้งใจ bilerek, kasten 有意識地 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 目不轉睛地 уважно, пильно کسی مقصد سے một cách tập trung 目不转睛地
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