Word Finder - intends

definition

(usually followed by the particle "to") To hope; to wish (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon

example

He intends to go to university.

synonyms

• design
• mean
• plan
• purpose

definition

To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.

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To stretch to extend; distend.

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To strain; make tense.

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To intensify; strengthen.

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To apply with energy.

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To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.

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To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.

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To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.

Oh, I'm sure he intends to.

Waiting to see what Darkyn intends by sending his remaining warriors to the human village.

Judging by what she has told me, I don't think Josh actually intends her any physical harm.

He intends to take care of you himself.

I must tell you, mon cher," he continued in the sad and measured tones of a man who intends to tell a long story, "that our name is one of the most ancient in France."

Pappus then enumerates works of Euclid, Apollonius, Aristaeus and Eratosthenes, thirty-three books in all, the substance of which he intends to give, with the lemmas necessary for their elucidation.

Her husband has welcomed his Serene Highness with the cross at the church, and she intends to welcome him in the house....

He also intends to take a mate.

No adequate definition is to be found even in the British statute-book; for although g parliament has on different occasions passed acts dealing with such railways both in Great Britain and Ireland, it has not inserted in any of them a clear and sufficient statement of what it intends shall be understood by the term, as distinguished from an ordinary railway.

The righteousness God intends is defined in the eternal moral law.

If you do as I tell you, you will increase his chances of surviving the destiny Darkyn intends to inflict upon him.

The compiler, however, clearly intends Neh.

Our dear Emperor has left Petersburg and it is thought intends to expose his precious person to the chances of war.

Due to his heroic actions by saving the Sultan's castle from destruction, the Prince has opened up a rift in time and unleashed the Dahaka, a horrible, mystical beast who intends to kill him.

Even if she's not in your jurisdiction, couldn't you just stop by and speak to her, tell her what her husband intends to do?

Phogen intends to seek additional partnering opportunities for its novel technologies.

He doesn't want any aggro now he intends to be around for Squiggle.

He intends to campaign against GM crops with the CaMV 35S promoter for the same reasons.

The client intends to redevelop the building into three ' luxury ' apartments.

Unlike with fine jewelery, when a buyer purchases costume jewelry she rarely intends for it to be a keepsake.

Due to his heroic actions by saving the Sultan's castle from destruction, the Prince has opened up a rift in time, and unleashed the Dahaka, a horrible, mystical beast who intends to kill him.

Wind Mobile intends on expanding its network and its services to other major markets in Canada during 2010.

It intends to follow between 5,000 to 6,000 preschool aged children through 2006 to determine if Head Start is effective and how Head Start works best for children.

Modern U.S. adoption laws are designed with the best interests of the child in mind, not the best interests of the adult who intends to adopt.

The weekly payment is available whether the mother intends to return to work with the employer or not.

The watching population of the U.S. certainly feels that her children deserve a chance for a good life and a happy home, and skeptics and supporters alike are waiting to see how she intends to provide that for them.

If your boyfriend is flirting with other women, whether he intends to follow through or not, he is engaging in risky behaviors that may lead him to do something he later regrets.

Kris (Shannen Doherty) struggles with her new school, because it does not have an Air Force prepatory program and she intends to join the Air Force when she turns 18.

Stefan discovers what Alaric knows and what he intends.

The Dallas Naked Yoga for Men club, for example, intends "to provide an atmosphere of camaraderie, body-acceptance, and sensuality (not sexuality)."

In most states, anyone who intends to own and drive a vehicle must purchase a set level of liability insurance for that vehicle before driving it on the road.

Instead, the person who intends to wear the costume will often design their own.

The very person who intends to help their friend or relative is actually serving as an enabler, and many co-dependent relationships of destruction have been filmed on the show.

The Subtle Knife ended with Lyra in the clutches of her real mother, the evil Mrs. Coulter, and Will in the company of two 'angels' in another world, looking for her father, Lord Azriel, who intends to overthrow God himself.

Each candidate must make, at least five days before the elections, a declaration setting forth in what constituency he intends to stand.

This narrative clearly intends to account for the origin of these various arts as they existed in the narrator's time; it is not likely that he thought of these discoveries as separated from his own age by a universal flood; nor does the tone of the narrative suggest that the primitive tradition thought of these pioneers of civilization as members of an accursed family.

The Authority intends in future to invite applicants to enter into an obligation prior to consent for new housing being decided.

Who intends to act against this growing barbarism which appears ready to sweep all before it in our country?

It intends to use the method on 300,000 gallons of liquid waste from atom bomb tests in the 1940s.

Kirkwall businessman George Drever intends building a bowling alley and has gained outline planning permission for the scheme.

The City Council intends to implement Fixed Penalty Notices for litter droppers.

Glen said he intends to set pulses racing in the increasingly dysfunctional Big Brother house with his handsome good looks.

The Government intends to extend statutory holiday entitlement to include bank holidays, giving a typical full-time worker 28 days annual leave.

National Grid intends to commence excavations for the construction of the line itself in mid-late January and construction activities will continue throughout the year.

If docks get bad enough intends to bastard fallow, he will plow early and leave fallow for 2 months during the summer.

He intends to make a series of natural arches, mainly using hazel, with topical pieces interacting with the arches.

If he intends to hold a treasure inquest the coroner is required to inform the Department of the Environment.

It is time to resurrect the IPA and in this respect Pima intends to take a leading role.

Eventually the campaign intends to focus on countries that provide animals, initially focussing on wild-caught primates.

The owner must notify neighbors about any work s/he intends to carry out.