v.
Pronunciation: in- ' tend
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English entenden, intenden, from Anglo-French entendre, from Latin intendere to stretch out, direct, aim at, from in- + tendere to stretch ― more at THIN
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to direct the mind on
2 archaic : to proceed on (a course)
3 a : SIGNIFY , MEAN b : to refer to
4 a : to have in mind as a purpose or goal : PLAN b : to design for a specified use or future
intransitive verb archaic : SET OUT , START
– in · tend · er noun