Question 1 · Quick check
intend
CEFRB1
/ɪnˈtɛnd/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To plan or want to do something.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo stretch to extend; distend.
Examples
I'm feeling ill, but I intend to go out anyhow.
I don't intend to be selfish.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
To strain; make tense.
More examples
In contextWhat do you intend to do?
After I've finished my contract I never intend to teach teenagers again.
He intends to go to university.
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Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
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Origin
verb
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.