[
UK
/ɪntˈɛnd/
]
[ US /ˌɪnˈtɛnd/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈtɛnd/ ]
VERB
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design or destine
She was intended to become the director -
denote or connote
`maison' means `house' in French
An example sentence would show what this word means -
mean or intend to express or convey
You never understand what I mean!
what do his words intend? -
have in mind as a purpose
She didn't think to harm me
We thought to return early that night
I only meant to help you
I mean no harm
How To Use intend In A Sentence
- It's not because I'm worried about what they might think, or anything ridiculous like that, it's because in a lot of cases this material was intended for me alone - either through an oral tradition or as a gnostic revelation from the spirits.
- This facility is intended to help a few hundred families living in public housing by training them to be grocery store clerks.
- In contrast, although not originally intended as permanent implants, in practice bioabsorbable hemostats are often left in the surgical bed to prevent rebleeding after surgical closure.
- Use of a University-owned mobile telephone and mobile telephone airtime service is intended for official University business.
- The antidote is intended to protect residents from radioactive fallout from any missile attack on the nuclear station.
- While contemplating the possibility that the Baraita is a Karaite forgery intended to attack rabbinic Judaism, Horowitz finally opted for a rabbinic origin, and concluded that it was composed around the fourth century, in Palestine. Baraita de-Niddah.
- Names will be taken from those who intend travelling on next year's pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- I intend to take it, subject of course to your approval and, as the prime minister designate, with your permission. TANK OF SERPENTS
- Pasolini clearly did not intend Salò as a late work, much as Mozart did not design his requiem as adumbrative lament.
- He intends to fight the case to the Supreme Court.