intend

  1. Verb.  To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); be intent upon; mean; design; plan; purpose. .
  2. Verb.  To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
  3. Verb.  (obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend.
  4. Verb.  To strain; make tense.
  5. Verb.  (obsolete) To intensify; strengthen.
  6. Verb.  To apply with energy.
  7. Verb.  To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
  8. Verb.  To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
  9. Verb.  To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.