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# intend

verb (intend, intends, intended, intending)

«intend» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To plan or mean to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#m1)
2. To mean something to be for a certain person or use (this gift is intended for you). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#m2)
3. To mean a certain meaning by your words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used about plans and purposes: "I intend to finish my homework tonight." In stories, a character intends to do something but things go wrong. In safety, a product is intended for adults only. Phrases: intend to do, be intended for, did not intend, as intended.

### Examples

- I intend to read the whole book this week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#x1)
- She did not intend to break the window; it was an accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#x2)
- This ladder is intended for adults only. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#x3)
- The plan worked as intended. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#x4)
- What did you intend by that remark? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#x5)
- We intended to go to the beach, but it rained. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#x6)
- The money is intended for new library books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#x7)
- “The royal captain intends to visit you.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: intended, intending. Pattern: intend to + verb. Noun: intention; adjective: intentional (on purpose). Opposite: unintended, accidental. Trap: "intend" is about plans, not results — you can intend something and still fail to do it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intend.html) on Mova free.