Meaning & use
intend
To have a plan or purpose in mind to do something in the future.
See it in a sentence
We intend to finish the project before the end of the month.
She intended her comment as a joke, but no one laughed.
A note on using this word
Intend is usually followed by an infinitive ('intend to go') rather than a gerund; 'intend going' sounds old-fashioned.
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