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Word: Intend
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English entend (in the sense ‘direct the attention to’), from Old French entendre, from Latin intendere ‘intend, extend, direct’, from in- ‘towards’ + tendere ‘stretch, tend’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈtɛnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
have (a course of action) as one's purpose or intention; plan
Short Definition:have as one's purpose or intention
Examples:- the company intends to cut 400 jobs
- it was not intended that colleges should have to revise their current schemes
Definition:
design or destine something for a particular purpose
Short Definition:design or destine for purpose
Examples:- this one-roomed cottage was intended to accommodate a family
- pigs intended for human consumption
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