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intend

Main Entry:: in·tend
Pronunciation:: \in-ˈtend\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English entenden, intenden, from Anglo-French entendre, from Latin intendere to stretch out, direct, aim at, from in- + tendere to stretch — more at thin
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1: to direct the mind on2archaic : to proceed on (a course)3 a: signify , mean b: to refer to4 a: to have in mind as a purpose or goal : plan b: to design for a specified use or futureintransitive verbarchaic : set out , start

— in·tend·er noun

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