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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryin·tend \in-ˈtend\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English entenden, intenden, from Anglo-French entendre, from Latin intendere to stretch out, direct, aim at, from in- + tendere to stretch — more at thin DATE 14th centurytransitive verb1. to direct the mind on2. archaic : to proceed on (a course)3. a. signify, mean b. to refer to4. a. to have in mind as a purpose or goal : plan b. to design for a specified use or futureintransitive verbarchaic : set out, start• in·tend·er nounEnglish Etymologyintend c.1300, "direct one's attention to," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. intendre "to direct one's attention," from L. intendere "turn one's attention, strain," lit."stretch out, extend," from in- "toward" + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "have as a plan" (1390) was present in Latin. A Gmc. word for this was ettle, from O.N. ætla "to think, conjecture, propose," from P.Gmc. *ahta "consideration, attention" (cf. O.E.eaht, Ger. acht). Intended (n.) "one's intended husband or wife" is from 1767.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ intendin·tend / in5tend / verb1. to have a plan, result or purpose in your mind when you do sth 打算；计划；想要: ▪ [V] We finished later than we had intended. 我们完成时已超出原定时间。 ▪ [V to inf] I fully intended (= definitely intended) to pay for the damage. 我确实诚心想赔偿损失。 ▪ [VN to inf] The writer clearly intends his readers to identify with the main character. 作者显然想使读者能与主人公产生共鸣。 ▪ [V -ing] (BrE) I don't intend staying long. 我不打算长期逗留。 ▪ [VN] The company intends a slow-down in expansion. 公司准备放慢扩展速度。 ▪ [VNN] He intended her no harm (= it was not his plan to harm her). 他无意伤害她。 ▪ [VN that] It is intended that production will start at the end of the month. 计划中月底将开始生产。 ▪ [also V that] 2. [VN] ~ sth (by sth) | ~ sth (as sth) to plan that sth should have a particular meaning 意指 SYN mean : What exactly did you intend by that remark? 你那句话到底想说什么？ He intended it as a joke. 他只想开个玩笑。 WORD FAMILY intend v. intended adj. ( ≠ unintended ) intention n. intentional adj. ( ≠ unintentional ) Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishintend verb ADV. fully She fully intends to continue her sporting career once she has recovered from her injuries. | clearly | originally He had originally intended to stay in the country for only a year or two. PREP. for It was thought that the bomb might have been intended for a visiting MP. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: MEAN 2, add up (to), connote, denote, express, import, signify, spell 2 to have in mind as a purpose FF1C;intended to read the bookFF1E; Synonyms: aim, contemplate, design, mean, ||mind, plan, propose, purpose Related Words: attempt, endeavor, essay, strive, try; plot, scheme; assign, designate, destine Idioms: figure on, have in mind to, look forward toWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedin·tend\ə̇n.ˈtend\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin in- in- (II)) of Middle English entenden, from Old French entendre, from Late Latin intendere, from Latin, to intend, attend, stretch out, extend, from in- in- (II) + tendere to stretch, stretch out — more at tendtransitive verb1. a. archaic : to understand or construe in a certain manner :apprehend, interpret b. (1) : signify, mean < what was intended by that remark > < by teleology is intended the purposefulness of nature > (2) : to have in mind : have reference to : refer to < this tavern I think must have been the one intended … in his novel — Notes & Queries >2. a. [Middle English intenden, entenden, from Middle French entendre, from Latin intendere] (1) : to have in mind as a design or purpose : plan < intends to do all in his power > < intend not to retrace the march of occupation in detail — Russell Lord > (2) : to have in mind as an object to be gained or achieved < intends that general opulence to which it gives occasion — Adam Smith > < intended the advantage of a great number of people — H.E.Scudder > < intends only his own advancement > b. : to design for or destine to a specified purpose or future < the engravings are not intended for sale — Mary Zimmer > < intended him to be the next president >3. archaic : to proceed on (one's course or way)4. [Middle English intenden, entenden, from Latin intendere]archaic a. : to direct the mind on : attend to : take care of < intends his brother's will — George Chapman > b. : to direct (the eyes) toward something5. obsolete : assert, maintain : pretend6. archaic : to stretch out or forth : make tense : extend, stretchintransitive verb1. [Middle English entenden, from Middle French entendre] : to have an aim or end in mind < none of our first plans … could be carried out as we intended — R.L.Stevenson >2. archaic a. [Middle English intenden, entenden, from Latin intendere] : to direct one's course or way : proceed b. : to start or set out : intend to go or set outSynonyms: intend, mean, design, propose, and purpose can mean to have in mind as an end, aim, or function. intend implies that the mind is directed to some definite accomplishment or end, often with determination < intended 24 books, sketched 14, but left only four — Gilbert Highet > < did not intend annexation of Italian land — Hilaire Belloc > or that, in the mind, one conceives a thing as in a particular occupation or function, serving a given purpose, or carrying a particular meaning < the volume was intended for reading in the public schools — Agnes Repplier > < was intended for the church — L.O.Howard > < the five- and six-year courses are intended for pupils likely to proceed to the university — H.C.Dent > < the meaning of the phrase was not what the writers intended > mean can come close to the sense of intend though it carries a weaker implication of determination, often indicating little more than volition or decision < mean to pay back a debt > < put something to a use for which it was not meant > < mean to go to the movies tonight > design usually stresses forethought in arriving at an intention, often implying contriving or scheming < designs a companion volume in which she will carry further her discussion — Marjorie Nicolson > < plans we had designed to put into effect immediately > < putting a machine to uses for which it was not designed > < have no protection against designing and dishonest people > propose implies a clear setting forth, in the mind or before others, of one's intention, connoting clear definition or open avowal < proposed to live as if the golden age had come again — Van Wyck Brooks > < proposes to give a summary of titles at the end of the work — H.O.Taylor > < proposed to carry out the preposterous plan — Lamp > < the plan turned out better than he had proposed at the committee meeting > purpose differs little from propose except in implying a stronger determination or clearer intent < purpose staying there about a month — Mary W. Shelley > < purpose to arrange a typical program in this chapter — W.F.Brown b.1903 > < purpose to write a history of England — T.B.Macaulay >

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