intend

IPA: ɪntˈɛnd

(transitive, intransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To 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.
(obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend.
To strain; make tense.
(obsolete) To intensify; strengthen.
To apply with energy.
To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.

Examples of "intend" in Sentences

I have to answer that the way rational forces intend, which is that you can't --
How many people does McCain intend to kill in the name of his bruised national pride.
The word "intend" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Adopting the rhetoric of the right seems somehow odd, if what you intend is to represent yourself as a fair judge.
Another great by-product of the British Empire which I am quite sure it did not intend is that of Canadian nationhood.
Come, my pretty maid, be brisk; Mr. Ormond and the captain intend to go out shooting for a few hours, so fly and bid the servants prepare.
The terms of the convention under which England, France, and Spain intend to act are before the public, and nothing can be more just or fair.
And anyone who has ever read a year's worth of reviews from all corners about one's book knows that a lot of people are coming at it from a lot of different places and what they are reading into it that the author didn't intend is legion.
He said from his very first "I intend to resign" speech here at the Boise Depot back on Labor Day weekend that he did use that word intend based on the support that he was getting that day, moments before that address, from Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter.