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Unlike Graham, some of the 45 Senate Republicans who voted to dismiss the trial on constitutional grounds have indicated that they intend to hear out the evidence before making a final decision.

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intendverb

Synonyms:
foremind, mean
intendverb

To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); be intent upon; mean; design; plan; purpose.

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foremind, mean
intendverb

To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.

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mean, foremind
intendverb

To stretch to extend; distend.

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mean, foremind
intendverb

To strain; make tense.

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mean, foremind
intendverb

To intensify; strengthen.

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mean, foremind
intendverb

To apply with energy.

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mean, foremind
intendverb

To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.

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foremind, mean
intendverb

To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.

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foremind, mean
intendverb

To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.

Synonyms:
mean, foremind

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intend, mean, thinkverb

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»

Synonyms:
entail, call back, signify, guess, recollect, imagine, mean, consider, retrieve, call up, destine, reckon, suppose, stand for, imply, cogitate, specify, conceive, designate, think, cerebrate, recall, remember, think of, opine, have in mind, believe
intend, destine, designate, specifyverb

design or destine

«She was intended to become the director»

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fate, qualify, narrow, peg down, show, fix, nail down, delineate, stand for, point, pin down, doom, determine, indicate, particularize, assign, specify, think, signify, delegate, destine, designate, specialize, mean, depute, delimit, specialise, stipulate, delimitate, define, limit, denominate, condition, particularise, set, narrow down, set apart
mean, intendverb

mean or intend to express or convey

«You never understand what I mean!»; «what do his words intend?»

Synonyms:
stand for, designate, entail, specify, have in mind, destine, signify, mean, think, imply, think of
mean, intend, signify, stand forverb

denote or connote

«`maison’ means `house’ in French»; «An example sentence would show what this word means»

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entail, signify, mean, typify, hold still for, represent, destine, stand for, imply, symbolise, specify, have in mind, designate, think, correspond, think of, symbolize

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intendverb

Synonyms:
mean, design, purpose, meditate, contemplate, COMPASS, propose to one’s self, have in view, think of, aim at, drive at
intendverb

Synonyms:
mean, purpose, design, have the intention, propose to one’s self

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Steve Warren:

We have seen that. We believe that the success is 200-plus kilometers of ground that the Syrian Arab Coalition has managed to take, to some extent, validates this program, it’s not a complete validation — I want to be clear about that. But we’re encouraged by what we see and … we intend to reinforce success.
Seattle Children Hospital:

We are incredibly sorry for the hurt experienced by these families and regret that recent developments have caused additional grief. Out of respect for privacy, we do not intend to share details about our patients or comment on specific cases or legal action.
The IMF:

The FCL arrangement reinforces Poland’s buffers against external risks. The lower access is appropriate in light of somewhat lower risks and the improvement in Poland’s fundamentals, the authorities intend to continue to treat the arrangement as precautionary and to gradually exit from the FCL once external risks recede.
Zach Nunn:

Cindy Axne saying that national security is ‘racist’ is insane, i’ve laid my life on the line for this country and I don’t intend to have it destroyed by open borders. I’ve been to the border and seen this humanitarian crisis, Axne said she doesn’t need to go. I’ve worked to save lives, Axne abandoned Americans.
President Barack Obama:

If they start feeling enough pressure, that can make a difference, when they start asking for votes, the first question should be, do you really intend to deport 11 million people?

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نوى, قصد, تعمدArabic
zamýšletCzech
bwriaduWelsh
beabsichtigen, vorhabenGerman
σκοπεύωGreek
intenciiEsperanto
pretender, intentarSpanish
بر آن بودن, آهنگ داشتنPersian
aikoa, pyrkiäFinnish
ætlaFaroese
avoir l’intention, concevoir, envisager, prévoirFrench
szándékozik, akar, tervez, szánHungarian
intendereItalian
意図する, つもりである, 意図しますJapanese
habeo in animo, voloLatin
takune, whakakoroMāori
zamierzaćPolish
pretenderPortuguese
планировать, собираться, намереватьсяRussian
திட்டமிட்டுள்ளீர்கள்Tamil
наміритись, плануватиUkrainian
desinönVolapük
打算Chinese

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verb (used with object)

to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month.

to design or mean for a particular purpose, use, recipient, etc.: a fund intended for emergency use only.

to design to express or indicate, as by one’s words; refer to.

(of words, terms, statements, etc.) to mean or signify.

Archaic. to direct (the eyes, mind, etc.).

verb (used without object)

to have a purpose or design.

Obsolete. to set out on one’s course.

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Origin of intend

1250–1300; <Latin intendere to stretch towards, aim at (see in-², tend¹); replacing Middle English entenden<Old French entendre<Latin, as above

synonym study for intend

1. Intend, mean, design, propose imply knowing what one wishes to do and setting this as a goal. To intend is to have in mind something to be done or brought about: No offense was intended. Mean is a less formal word than intend but otherwise a close synonym: He means to go away. Design implies planning to effect a particular result: to design a plan for Christmas decorations. Propose suggests setting up a program for oneself or offering it to others for consideration: We propose to beautify our city.

OTHER WORDS FROM intend

in·tend·er, nounmis·in·tend, verbpre·in·tend, verb (used with object)

Words nearby intend

intelligible, Intelsat, intemerate, intemperance, intemperate, intend, intendance, intendancy, intendant, intended, intendency

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Words related to intend

aim, contemplate, design, designate, destine, expect, mean, plan, propose, resolve, think, try, appoint, attempt, connote, decree, dedicate, denote, devote, endeavor

How to use intend in a sentence

Masai is taking some time to process the ordeal, and intends to address it publicly at a later date.
Chapek said the company is “still intending it to be theatrical but we’re going to be watching very carefully” to determine whether it might move to a streaming platform.
We had members of Congress who intended to challenge the election results opting not to after what happened.
At a high setting, the cordless heated blanket can only stay warm for two hours, which may be an issue depending upon your intended use.

The corona passport is intended to speed a return to normal, but what it will look like is still under discussion.
He doesn’t actually intend to put this scene in the film—it’s a true home movie.
I do, however, intend it to sound mean about the reactionary, prejudice-infested place she comes from.
I was elected by the people of Brooklyn to do this job without fear or favor and that is exactly what I intend to do.
Worried this might turn people off from his performance, Khan said he didn’t intend to offend anyone.
He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.
The student who does not intend to arouse himself need hope for no keen sense of beauty.
It would be useless to put you to the expense of drawings, until you have made up your minds on what you intend to have done.
I shall be glad to hear from you soon, as I intend to go to Padstow in a few days and shall not return under a fortnight.
I do not intend to vex or grieve you by any conduct of mine; nor do I mean to leave you, now you are both infirm and old.
I intend leaving this evening for Bridgenorth, to ship the castings, both for Herland and Beeralstone.

British Dictionary definitions for intend

verb

(may take a clause as object) to propose or plan (something or to do something); have in mind; mean

(tr often foll by for) to design or destine (for a certain purpose, person, etc)that shot was intended for the President

(tr) to mean to express or indicatewhat do his words intend?

(intr) to have a purpose as specified; meanhe intends well

(tr) archaic to direct or turn (the attention, eyes, etc)

Derived forms of intend

intender, noun

Word Origin for intend

C14: from Latin intendere to stretch forth, give one’s attention to, from tendere to stretch

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He intended to let them conquer Oz, since they insisted on going first; but he would afterward treacherously destroy them, as well as King Roquat, and keep all the slaves and treasure of Ozma’s kingdom for himself.

The words of De Montfort, which he had overheard at the dock, convinced him that here was one more obstacle to the fulfillment of his revenge which must be removed as had the Lady Maud; but in this instance there was neither youth nor beauty to plead the cause of the intended victim, or to cause the grim executioner a pang of remorse.

«Sir,» said the notary, «how do you intend disposing of your fortune in case Mademoiselle de Villefort still determines on marrying M.

«Do you intend devoting it to charitable purposes, then?» pursued the notary.

The General on hearing of this further intended outrage, showed the white feather.

I have not so much as begun my explanations to the Baron, and you are altogether ignorant as to the form and time which my intended procedure is likely to assume.

Mrs Deborah having succeeded beyond her hopes in her inquiry, returned with much triumph, and, at the appointed hour, made a faithful report to Mr Allworthy, who was much surprized at the relation; for he had heard of the extraordinary parts and improvements of this girl, whom he intended to have given in marriage, together with a small living, to a neighbouring curate.

Not for some time would Johnny answer this question, and then only when Kennan told him that there was no harm done and that he intended to let the black go.

From thence we went to Tonquin, where the captain resolved to continue some time, because many of the goods he intended to buy were not ready, nor could he expect to be dispatched in several months.

My bed was the same dry grass and sea-weed which I intended for fuel.

Do they begin by exciting the detestation of the very instruments of their intended usurpations?

Captain Nemo evidently intended accomplishing his submarine programme, and I imagined that he intended, after doubling Cape Horn, to return to the Australian seas of the Pacific.

Captain Nemo intended seeking the bottom of the ocean by a diagonal sufficiently lengthened by means of lateral planes placed at an angle of 45@ with the water-line of the Nautilus.

He will also do well, if he has some regard to the neighbouring states, if he intends that his community should maintain any political intercourse with them, for it is not only necessary that they should understand that practice of war which is adapted to their own country, but to others also; for admitting that any one chooses not this life either in public or private, yet there is not the less occasion for their being formidable to their enemies, not only when they invade their country, but also when they retire out of it.

The knotty point was, however, soon decided; and, on the appointed day, the brotherhood marched in great state, displaying sundry banners and mysterious symbols, each man with a little mimic apron before him, from a most cunningly contrived apartment in the garret of the “Bold Dragoon,” an inn kept by one Captain Hollister, to the site of the intended edifice.

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