in‧tend S2 W1 / ɪntend / 动词 [及物动词]

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.

THESAURUS

intend to do something to have decided that you want to do something at some time in the future : He intends to appeal against the decision.

be going to do something especially spoken to intend to do something – used when you have made definite arrangements to do it : We’re going to have a meeting about it next week. | I’m going to start karate lessons.

mean to do something especially spoken to intend to do something – used especially when you forget to do something or when something does not happen in the way you intended : I’ve been meaning to call you for ages. | Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.

plan to do something to intend to do something – used especially when you have thought carefully about how and when you will do it : The airline plans to start flights to Thailand in July. | Jane and Rob are planning to get married next year.

set out to do something to intend to do something – used when someone is very determined and knows clearly what they want to do : He set out to make a movie that would challenge people’s prejudices.

aim to do something to intend to do something – used when saying what someone hopes to achieve : We aim to finish the work by next week. | The film aims to explain global warming and what people can do about it.

propose to do something formal to intend to do something – used when saying what someone suggests doing : How do you propose to deal with the situation?

have somebody/something in mind to imagine that something is the kind of thing that you want to happen, or that someone is the person you want to choose : ‘How about going out for a pizza?’ ‘That wasn’t exactly what I had in mind.’ | Who do you have in mind?

have no intention of doing something to have decided that you will definitely not do something : Tom has no intention of retiring just yet. | The government has no intention of lifting the ban.