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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Intend \In*tend"\ ([i^]n*t[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Intended; p. pr. & vb. n. Intending.] [OE. entenden to be
     attentive, F. entendre, fr. L. intendre, intentum, and
     intensum, to intend, attend, stretch out, extend; pref. in-
     in + tendere to stretch, stretch out. See Tend.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To stretch; to extend; to distend. [Obs.]
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              By this the lungs are intended or remitted. --Sir M.
                                                    Hale.
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     2. To strain; to make tense. [Obs.]
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              When a bow is successively intended and remedied.
                                                    --Cudworth.
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     3. To intensify; to strengthen. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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              Magnetism may be intended and remitted. --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
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     4. To apply with energy.
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              Let him intend his mind, without respite, without
              rest, in one direction.               --Emerson.
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     5. To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
        [Archaic] --Shak.
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     6. To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to
        superintend; to regard. [Obs.]
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              Having no children, she did, with singular care and
              tenderness, intend the education of Philip. --Bacon.
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              My soul, not being able to intend two things at
              once, abated of its fervency in praying. --Fuller.
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     7. To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be
        intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; --
        often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent
        clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that
        she shall remain.
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              They intended evil against thee.      --Ps. xxi. 11.
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              To-morrow he intends
              To hunt the boar with certain of his friends.
                                                    --Shak.
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     8. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to
        mold. [Obs.]
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              Modesty was made
              When she was first intended.          --Beau. & Fl.
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     9. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate. [Obs.]
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              Intend a kind of zeal both to the prince and
              Claudio.                              --Shak.
  
     Syn: To purpose; mean; design; plan; conceive; contemplate.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Intend \In*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intended; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Intending.] [OE. entenden to be attentive, F. entendre,
     fr. L. intendre, intentum, and intensum, to intend, attend,
     stretch out, extend; pref. in- in + tendere to stretch,
     stretch out. See Tend.]
     1. To stretch' to extend; to distend. [Obs.]
  
              By this the lungs are intended or remitted. --Sir M.
                                                    Hale.
  
     2. To strain; to make tense. [Obs.]
  
              When a bow is successively intended and remedied.
                                                    --Cudworth.
  
     3. To intensify; to strengthen. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
  
              Magnetism may be intended and remitted. --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
  
     4. To apply with energy.
  
              Let him intend his mind, without respite, without
              rest, in one direction.               --Emerson.
  
     5. To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
        [Archaic] --Shak.
  
     6. To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to
        superintend; to regard. [Obs.]
  
              Having no children, she did, with singular care and
              tenderness, intend the education of Philip. --Bacon.
  
              My soul, not being able to intend two things at
              once, abated of its fervency in praying. --Fuller.
  
     7. To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be
        intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; --
        often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent
        clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that
        she shall remain.
  
              They intended evil against thee.      --Ps. xxi. 11.
  
              To-morrow he intends To hunt the boar with certain
              of his friends.                       --Shak.
  
     8. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to
        mold. [Obs.]
  
              Modesty was made When she was first intended.
                                                    --Beau. & Fl.
  
     9. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate. [Obs.]
  
              Intend a kind of zeal both to the prince and
              Claudio.                              --Shak.
  
     Syn: To purpose; mean; design; plan; conceive; contemplate.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  intend
       v 1: 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" [syn: mean, think]
       2: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
          [syn: destine, designate, specify]
       3: mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand
          what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" [syn: mean]
       4: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An
          example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: mean,
           signify, stand for]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intend
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive usually followed by the particle
  "to") To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be
  accomplished); be intent upon

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  intend
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive usually followed by the particle
  "to") To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be
  accomplished); be intent upon

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  intend
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive usually followed by the particle
  "to") To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be
  accomplished); be intent upon

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  intend
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive usually followed by the particle
  "to") To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be
  accomplished); be intent upon

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intend
     Englanti vb.
     1 aikoa, olla tarkoituksena
     2 tarkoittaa, merkitä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intend
     Engelska vb.
     avse, ämna, intendera; mena

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/
  bedoel, beoog

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Intend /ɪntˈɛnd/
  إنو

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  intend //ɪnˈtɛnd// 
  1. възнамерявам
  to be intent upon
  2. възнамерявам, предвиждам
  to fix the mind upon a goal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/ 
  zamýšlet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/ 
  hodlat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/
  mít v úmyslu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/
  mínit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/ 
  brydio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/ 
  bwriadu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/ 
  arfaethu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/ 
  pwrpasu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/ 
  beabsichtigen, vorhaben, intendieren  [geh.]
        "he/she intends"  - er/sie beabsichtigt, er/sie hat vor
        "I/he/she intended"  - ich/er/sie beabsichtigte, ich/er/sie hatte vor
        "he/she has/had intended"  - er/sie hat/hatte beabsichtigt, er/sie hat/hatte vorgehabt
        "it is/was intended"  - es ist/war beabsichtigt
        "as was intended"  - wie beabsichtigt
        "Is this/that intended?"  - Ist das beabsichtigt?, Ist das so gewollt?
        "Is it intended that way?"  - Ist das beabsichtigt?, Ist das so gewollt?
   see: intending, intended, as intended
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/ 
  bestimmen, vorsehen 
           Note: für
        "It is working as it was intended to."  - Es funktioniert wie vorgesehen.
   see: intending, intended
  
           Note: for

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/ 
  gedenken 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/
  
  σκοπεύω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  intend //ɪnˈtɛnd// 
  1. aikoa, pyrkiä
  to be intent upon
  2. aikoa
  to fix the mind upon a goal

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  intend /intend/
  avoir pour but, viser

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/ 
  1. इरादा~रखना
        "I intend to complete this work by evening."
  2. निमित्त~होना
        "Cars are intended for the scrapyard."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/
  namjera, namjeravam, namjeravati, naumiti

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  intend //ɪnˈtɛnd// 
  berniat
  to fix the mind upon a goal

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/
  intendere

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  intend //ɪnˈtɛnd// 
  つもりである, 意図
  to fix the mind upon a goal

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  intend /intend/
  1. bedoelen, beogen, mikken, mikken op, rooien, ten doel hebben
  2. van plan zijn, voorhebben, voornemens zijn, zich voorstellen

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  intend //ɪnˈtɛnd// 
  ha til hensikt
  to fix the mind upon a goal

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  intend /ɪnˈtend/ 
   1.  zamierzać
   2.  planować
   3.  przeznaczać (for - na)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  intend /intend/
  1. apontar, mirar, tender, teremvista, terporfim, visara
  2. intentar, pretender, tencionar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  intend /intend/
  1. quererdecir
  2. tenerelpropósito

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  intend //ɪnˈtɛnd// 
  ämna, planera, avse
  to fix the mind upon a goal

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  intend /ɪntˈɛnd/
  1. zihninde kurmak, niyet etmek, tasarlamak
  2. kasdetmek, meram etmek, demek istemek. intended  (k.) dili nişanlı (erkek veya kız)

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈtɛnd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  72 Moby Thesaurus words for "intend":
     add up to, aim, aim at, aim to, arrange, aspire after, aspire to,
     assign, attempt, be after, calculate, cast, concert, connote,
     contemplate, contrive, cut out, denote, design, designate, desire,
     destine, determine, devise, drive at, endeavor, essay, express,
     figure, forecast, frame, go for, harbor a design,
     have every intention, have in mind, import, intend to, lay plans,
     look forward to, make a projection, make arrangements, mean,
     mean to, methodize, mind, organize, plan, plan ahead, plot,
     prearrange, program, project, propose, propose to, purport,
     purpose, rationalize, resolve, resolve to, schedule, schematize,
     scheme, set up, shape, signify, spell, strive, systematize, think,
     try, work out, work up
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 计划,打算,意欲;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 想要,打算;打算使…为;意指,意思是

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