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intending Definition


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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.



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