intend
动词 v.
发音 ĭn-tĕndʹ
英文释义
动词 v.
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To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
— He intends to go to university.
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To stretch to extend; distend.
- To strain; make tense.
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To intensify; strengthen.
— Dotage, fatuity, or folly […] is for the most part intended or remitted in particular men, and thereupon some are wiser than others […].
- 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.
词形变化
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English intenden, entenden (“direct (one’s) attention towards”), borrowed from Old French entendre, from Latin intendō, intendere. See also intensive. Doublet of entendre.
Largely displaced native Old English myntan (“to mean, intend; to think, suppose”), whence dialectal mint.
Largely displaced native Old English myntan (“to mean, intend; to think, suppose”), whence dialectal mint.
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