INTEND
\ɪntˈɛnd], \ɪntˈɛnd], \ɪ_n_t_ˈɛ_n_d]\
Definitions of INTEND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
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denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
By Princeton University
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mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
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denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To stretch' to extend; to distend.
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To strain; to make tense.
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To apply with energy.
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To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
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To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
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To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
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To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To stretch' to extend; to distend.
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To strain; to make tense.
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To apply with energy.
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To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
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To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
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To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
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To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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