intend verb

/ɪnˈtend/ v [T]

Definition

to have as a plan or purpose

[+ to infinitive] We intend to go to Australia next year.

Somehow I offended him, which wasn't what I'd intended.

[+ object + to infinitive] I don't think she intended me to hear the remark.

The course is intended for intermediate-level students.

It was intended as a compliment, honestly!

(Definition of intend verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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