verb🔗Share(usually followed by the particle "to") To hope; to wish (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon"He intends to go to university."attitudemindphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard."The teacher intended to focus on the students' understanding of fractions. "mindactionplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb🔗ShareTo intensify; strengthen."The coach intended the team's training to be more rigorous this season. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb🔗ShareTo design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold."The sculptor intended the statue to be a powerful representation of strength. "arttechnicalstyleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pretend; counterfeit; simulate."The student intended to be sick to avoid the difficult exam. "appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFiancé or fiancée."My intended is starting law school next year. "familypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlanned."2002, United States General Accounting Office, Report to congressional committees: Foreign assistance read at http//www.gao.gov/new.items/d02787.pdf on 14 May 2006 - Funds were spent for intended purposes and not misused."planChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMade tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent."The intended string was too taut, stretching forcefully across the room. "actionphysicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
