| word | intend |
|---|---|
| definition | verb If you intend to do something, you have decided or planned to do it. She intends to do A levels and go to university. I didn't intend coming to Germany to work. We had always intended that the new series would be live. If something is intended for a particular purpose, it has been planned to fulfil that purpose. If something is intended for a particular person, it has been planned to be used by that person or to affect them in some way . This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry. Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status. Originally, Hatfield had been intended as a leisure complex. If you intend a particular idea or feeling in something that you say or do, you want to express it or want it to be understood . He didn't intend any sarcasm. His response seemed a little patronizing, though he undoubtedly hadn't intended it that way. This sounds like a barrage of accusation–I don't intend it to be. I think he intended it as a put-down comment. |
| inflections | intendsintendingintended |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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