Added 9 October 2026
intend
/ɪnˈtɛnd/ verb
In Latin: volo Wiktionary
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To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
He intends to go to university.
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To stretch to extend; distend.
Origin
From Middle English intenden, entenden (“direct (one’s) attention towards”), borrowed from Old French entendre, from Latin intendō, intendere. See also intensive. Doublet of entendre. Largely displaced native Old English myntan (“to mean, intend; to think, suppose”), whence dialectal mint.
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