intend Definition

intend
verb intended, intending

1. To plan or have in mind as one's purpose or aim.

Thesaurus: propose, plan, aim, expect, purpose, be resolved, be determined, aspire to, have in mind, hope to, resolve to, contemplate.
2. To set it aside or destine it to some specified person or thing.

Form: intend something for someone
Form: intend something for something
3. To mean.

Thesaurus: mean, indicate, signify, denote.

Etymology: 14c: from French entendre, from Latin intendere to stretch towards.