intend

Etymology
From, , borrowed from , from. See also intensive. .

Verb

 * 1)  To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
 * 2) To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
 * 3)  To stretch to extend; distend.
 * 4) To strain; make tense.
 * 5)  To intensify; strengthen.
 * , Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.139:
 * Dotage, fatuity, or follyis for the most part intended or remitted in particular men, and thereupon some are wiser than others […].
 * 1) To apply with energy.
 * 2) To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
 * 3) To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
 * 4) To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
 * , Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.139:
 * Dotage, fatuity, or follyis for the most part intended or remitted in particular men, and thereupon some are wiser than others […].
 * 1) To apply with energy.
 * 2) To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
 * 3) To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
 * 4) To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.

Usage notes

 * This is a catenative verb that mostly takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs.

Translations

 * Arabic: تَعَمَّدَ, نَوَى, قَصَدَ
 * Armenian:, մտադիր լինել, ,
 * Azerbaijani: niyyət etmək
 * Belarusian: мець наме́р, наме́рвацца, планава́ць,
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Cherokee: ᎤᏰᎸᎭ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech: zamýšlet, mít v úmyslu, ,
 * Danish: have til hensigt
 * Dutch: van plan zijn
 * Egyptian:
 * Esperanto: intenci
 * Estonian: kavatsema
 * Faroese: ætla
 * Finnish:
 * French: avoir l'intention,
 * Friulian: intindi, volê
 * Georgian:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Hindi: इरादा रखना, नीयत करना, प्रयोजन रखना
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: tá faoi
 * Italian:, avere in animo
 * Japanese: つもりである,
 * Kazakh: ниеттену
 * Korean:
 * Kyrgyz: ниеттенүү
 * Latin: habeo in animo,
 * Latvian: iecerēt,, nadomāt
 * Lithuanian: ketinti,
 * Macedonian: има намера, плани́ра
 * Malagasy:
 * Maltese: beħsiebni
 * Maori: takune, whakakoro, koro, kapatau, mea
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ha til hensikt
 * Persian: آهنگ داشتن, بر آن بودن,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scots: ettle
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: намера́вати, намјера́вати
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: zamýšľať, mať v úmysle, hodlať, plánovať
 * Slovene: nameravati
 * Spanish:, , intencionar,
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tajik: ният доштан, қасд доштан
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: намі́ритись, планува́ти, збира́тися, ма́ти на́мір
 * Urdu: قصد کرنا, ارادہ کرنا
 * Uzbek: niyat qilmoq
 * Vietnamese:, có ý định
 * Walloon:
 * Welsh:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: μέλλω
 * Malagasy:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: avea de gând
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:
 * Volapük: