INTEND

[verb] - to have as a plan or purposeWe intend to go to Australia next year if all goes well. [+ to infinitive]I had intended leaving the party before midnight but stayed rather later. [+ verb-ing]Somehow I gave the impression that I was interested in his son, which wasn't what I'd intended at all. [T]I don't think she intended me to hear the remark. [T + object + to infinitive]It is intended that at least four thousand people take part in the scheme. [+ that clause]The party is really intended for new students so they can meet each other. [T]It was intended (= meant) as a compliment, honestly! [T]I don't think there was any intended insult in the remark.She intended it as a joke but a lot of people took her seriously. [T]This sweet wine is intended to be drunk after a meal. [T + object + to infinitive]