Intend

English

Verb

to intend (intends, intended, intending)

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 one's 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.