v.tr.
1. have as one's purpose; propose (we intend to go; we intend going; we intend that it shall be done).
2 (usu. foll. by for, as) design or destine (a person or a thing) (I intend him to go; I intend it as a warning).
3 mean (what does he intend by that?).
4 (in passive; foll. by for) a be meant for a person to have or use etc. (they are intended for the children). b be meant to represent (the picture is intended for you).
5 (as intending adj.) who intends to be (an intending visitor).
Etymology: ME entende, intende f. OF entendre, intendre f. L intendere intent- or intens- strain, direct, purpose (as IN-(2), tendere stretch, tend)