Intend has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
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
design or destine
"She was intended to become the director"
3
mean or intend to express or convey
"You never understand what I mean!"
"what do his words intend?"
4
denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"
"An example sentence would show what this word means"
5
To hope; to wish (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
"She intended to visit her grandmother before winter set in."
In plain English: To intend means to have something specific that you want to do or achieve in your mind before you actually start doing it.
"I intend to visit my grandmother this weekend."
Example Sentences
"I intend to visit my grandmother this weekend."
verb
"I do not intend to stay in this house any longer than necessary."
verb
"She intends to visit her grandmother before the winter snows begin."
verb
"Do not worry if he is late; he did not intend to keep you waiting."
verb
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Origin
The word "intend" entered Middle English as entenden, meaning "direct one's attention towards," and was borrowed from the Latin phrase intentus (from intendere). It largely replaced an older native Old English verb, myntan, which carried similar meanings of thinking or supposing.