intend

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈtend/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈtend/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
verb
B1

to plan or mean to do something

I intend to finish my homework before dinner.

B2

to mean something in a certain way

She did not intend her comment to be rude.

translation

v. to plan or mean to do something; to mean something in a certain way

Word Forms

3rd Present intends
Past intended
Perfect intended
Progressive intending