Antonyms for in tend

Grammar : Verb

Spell : in-tend

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɛnd

Definition of in tend

Origin : c.1300, "direct one's attention to," from Old French entendre, intendre "to direct one's attention" (in Modern French principally "to hear"), from Latin intendere "turn one's attention, strain," literally "stretch out, extend," from in- "toward" (see in- (2)) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "have as a plan" (late 14c.) was present in Latin. A Germanic word for this was ettle, from Old Norse ætla "to think, conjecture, propose," from Proto-Germanic *ahta "consideration, attention" (cf. Old English eaht, German acht). Intended (n.) "one's intended husband or wife" is from 1767.

As in intend : verb have in mind; determine
As in meditate : verb contemplate
As in nominate : verb designate, select
As in project : verb plan
As in purport : verb assert, mean
As in resolve : verb make up one's mind; find solution
As in signify : verb mean, indicate
As in spell : verb mean, imply
As in will : verb cause
As in premeditate : verb propose
As in shall : verb be going to
As in calculate : verb plan on
As in connote : verb imply
As in contemplate : verb think about seriously; plan
As in denote : verb designate, mean
As in destine : verb predetermine, ordain
As in direct : verb point in a direction; guide
As in aim : verb point or direct at a goal
As in drive at : verb mean, suggest as meaning
As in endeavor : verb attempt to achieve something
As in express : verb articulate; signify, mean
As in imply : verb indicate, mean

Synonyms for in tend

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