intend

in-tend · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To have as one's purpose or objective; to plan or mean to do something.

  2. 2.

    To design or destine something for a particular purpose or person.

  3. 3.

    To mean something to have a particular sense or significance.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    intend to do something — to plan or mean to do it
  • •
    no harm intended — said to clarify that offense was not meant
  • •
    pun intended — acknowledging a deliberate play on words

Related words

See also: intention, mean, plan
Synonyms: mean, plan, propose

Etymology

From Latin intendere ("to stretch out, aim at, intend"), from in- ("toward") + tendere ("to stretch"). The word entered English through Old French in the 14th century.