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intend verb

/ɪnˈtend/ v [T]
to have as a plan or purpose
[+ to infinitive] We intend to go to Australia next year.
Somehow I offended him, which wasn't what I'd intended.
[+ object + to infinitive] I don't think she intended me to hear the remark.
The course is intended for intermediate-level students.
It was intended as a compliment, honestly!

(Definition of intend verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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