v. t. | 1. | |
1. | To stretch; to extend; to distend. | |
2. | To strain; to make tense. | |
3. | To intensify; to strengthen. | |
4. | To apply with energy. | |
5. | To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey. | |
6. | To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard. | |
7. | To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; - often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; | |
8. | To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold. | |
9. | To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate. |
Verb | 1. | intend - have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" |
2. | intend - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" | |
3. | intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" Synonyms: mean | |
4. | intend - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" |