intend
To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
Verb 4 meanings
To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
“He intends to go to university.”
To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
To strain; make tense.
To apply with energy.
Etymology
From Middle English intenden, entenden (“direct (one’s) attention towards”), borrowed from Old French entendre, from Latin intendō, intendere. See also intensive. Doublet of entendre. Largely displaced native Old English myntan (“to mean, intend; to think, suppose”), whence dialectal mint.
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INTEND at a glance
INTEND has 6 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,055 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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