meaning of intend
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 ones 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; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
8. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
9. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
10. have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didnt think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that
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