Explore Intend through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mean or signify. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Intend in a sentence
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Intend meaning
- 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.
- To stretch to extend; distend.
Synonyms of Intend
Using Intend
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | To stretch to extend; distend.
- Useful related words include: mean, signify, impart, convey.
- In the example corpus, intend often appears in combinations such as: intend to, they intend, not intend.
Context around Intend
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Intend
- In this selection, "intend" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hengist, customers, activists and criminal stand out and add context to how "intend" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and i intend for that and and i intend to do. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "intend" sits close to words such as arnold, assembled and intact, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with intend
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And that’s what we intend to prove. (8 words)
And that is what we intend to do,” he added. (10 words)
Administrators did not intend for class groups to be as small as they were. (14 words)
I love that I am growing up and old but am still just a child at heart and intend to remain so until I am done with this old life of adventure and joy, and I intend for that to be a long way off yet. (46 words)
A collective effort of Kaur, a member of the Punjab Students Union (PSU-Lalkar), and post-graduate scholar Joban as well as other student members of PSU, they intend to not just encourage reading but also initiate dialogues through the PSU Lalkar Library. (43 words)
The ambassadors inform Vortigern that Hengist does not intend to stay with Vortigern nor does Hengist intend to attack his countrymen, but rather he has brought his men because he thought Vortimer was yet living, so that he could defend himself. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
I don’t intend to get arrested, but there are a hundred other ways to support and contribute, and I intend to do them.
I love that I am growing up and old but am still just a child at heart and intend to remain so until I am done with this old life of adventure and joy, and I intend for that to be a long way off yet.
For example, if you intend to possess a suitcase, then you intend to possess its contents, even though you do not know what it contains.
She later insisted that he did not intend for her to live, nor did he change his mind at the last minute and intend for himself to live.
The ambassadors inform Vortigern that Hengist does not intend to stay with Vortigern nor does Hengist intend to attack his countrymen, but rather he has brought his men because he thought Vortimer was yet living, so that he could defend himself.
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A Catholic diocese has said that officers and members of any church organization must vacate their positions if they intend to run in the October 30 barangay and youth polls.
According to the officer, he did not intend to hit the boy in the head with the torch, who at the time he estimated was around seven to 10 metres away from him.
A collective effort of Kaur, a member of the Punjab Students Union (PSU-Lalkar), and post-graduate scholar Joban as well as other student members of PSU, they intend to not just encourage reading but also initiate dialogues through the PSU Lalkar Library.
Administrators did not intend for class groups to be as small as they were.
Although Netflix did mention in the tweet that they intend to add more countries in the upcoming months.
Although they cannot confirm when the e-bikes are coming back, Bewegen have clarified they do not intend to remove the scheme altogether.
And, just as you might intend to change your diet or workout plan in the new year, resolve to make changes that will allow you to meet financial goals.
And on storage, I believe we're going to see some improvements over time because of AI demand, which require file and object and we have a great portfolio with HPE Eletra, and we intend to capitalize on that.
And that is what we intend to do,” he added.
And that’s what we intend to prove.
And very encouraging signs that most customers intend to integrate the new modules that we're building under development into their operations.
And while we believe Mets people that they intend to be “competitive” in 2024, that obviously wasn’t — and shouldn’t — be enough to convince Scherzer to force his way into staying in orange and blue.
Anna and her team of eco-activists intend to build a knowledge library that will effectively raise awareness throughout Cyprus, and educate communities on the importance of sustainable consumption and production.
Another 19-year-old was charged with assault person intend criminal activity of criminal group, and affray, was also denied bail, and is also due in the same court on Saturday.
Common combinations with intend
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- intend to 180×
- they intend 39×
- not intend 25×
- we intend 21×
- you intend 17×
- and intend 14×
- intend for 8×
- who intend 8×
- don intend 5×
- didn intend 5×