Word Definition

Intend

  1. To stretch' to extend; to distend.
  2. To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
  3. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
  4. To strain; to make tense.
  5. To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
  6. To apply with energy.
  7. To intensify; to strengthen.
  8. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
  9. To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.