INTEND


Meaning of INTEND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈtend ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.