intend
[verb]
Synonyms: plan, aim, have in mind or view, mean, propose, purpose

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Related Idioms: figure on, have in mind to, look forward to
Related Words: attempt, endeavor, essay, strive, try, plot, scheme, assign, designate, destine

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧tend S2 W1 /ɪnˈtend/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: adjective: intended ≠ UNINTENDED, intentional ≠ unintentional, intent; noun: intent, intention; verb: intend; adverb: intentionally ≠ unintentionally]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: entendre 'to have as a purpose', from Latin intendere 'to stretch out, have as a purpose', from tendere 'to stretch']

1. to have something in your mind as a plan or purpose ⇒ intention
intend to do something
I intend to spend the night there.
intend somebody/something to do something
I didn’t intend her to see the painting until it was finished.
I never intended things to turn out the way they did.
intend that
It is intended that these meetings will become a regular event.
intend doing something
We intend looking at the situation again.
I fully intend (=definitely intend) to return home next year.

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In everyday English, people usually say plan to do something or plan on doing something, rather than intend to do something or intend doing something:
I plan to spend the night there.
I didn’t plan on things taking so long. OR I didn’t plan for things to take so long.

2. be intended for somebody/something to be provided or designed for a particular person or purpose:
The book is intended for children aged 5–7.

3. intended target/victim/destination etc the person, thing, result etc that an action is intended to affect or reach:
It seems likely that General Rogers was the killer’s intended victim.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

intend
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.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

intend
verb
BAD: Students that are motivated intend to work harder.
GOOD: Students that are motivated tend to work harder.

Usage Note:
intend = plan to do something: 'I intend to arrive early and make sure that I get a seat.'
tend = be likely or true in most cases: 'At that age, girls tend to be more mature than boys.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲