intend

English

/ɪnˈtɛnd/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) To hope; to wish (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
  • 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.
  • 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English intenden borrowed from Old French entendre derived from Latin intendere, intendo.

Origin

Latin

intendere, intendo

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