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Definition intend in British English

intend verb

[transitive] verb
/ɪnˈtend/
1

to have a plan in your mind to do something

Example

What do you intend to do about this?

Example

I never intended it to turn out like that.

Example

I intend using the report as evidence to support my case.

Example

He had fully intended to tell her exactly what had happened.

Example

She felt certain that he intended her no harm.

Example

It is intended that formal discussions should commence in the near future.

Synonyms and related words
intend aim plan on
2

to want something to have a particular meaning

Example

I'm sorry - no offence was intended.

Example

Perhaps it was intended as a joke.

Example

She wondered what he intended by that statement.

Synonyms and related words
mean intend say
Definition intend in British English