Definition of intend

• v. t. - To stretch' to extend; to distend.
• v. t. - To strain; to make tense.
• v. t. - To intensify; to strengthen.
• v. t. - To apply with energy.
• v. t. - To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
• v. t. - To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
• v. t. - To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
• v. t. - To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
• v. t. - To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.