intend
- IPA[inˈtend]
美式
- have (a course of action) as one's purpose or objective; plan；plan that (something) function in a particular way
verb: intend, 3rd person present: intends, gerund or present participle: intending, past tense: intended, past participle: intended
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動詞
- 1. have (a course of action) as one's purpose or objective; plan the company intends to cut about 4,500 jobs it is intended that coverage shall be worldwide
- ▪ plan that (something) function in a particular way a series of questions intended as a checklist
- ▪ plan that speech should have (a particular meaning) no offense was intended, I assure you
- 2. design or destine (someone or something) for a particular purpose or end this one-roomed cottage was intended to accommodate a family pigs intended for human consumption
- ▪ be meant or designed for (a particular person or group) to have or use this benefit is intended for people incapable of work a jigsaw puzzle intended for three-year-olds
- planned or meant: the intended victim escaped
- the person one intends to marry; one's fiancé or fiancée: she used to be my intended
Oxford Dictionary
- planned or meant: the intended victim escaped
- the person one intends to marry; one's fiancé or fiancée: she used to be my intended
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ɪnˈtɛnd]
英式
- have (a course of action) as one's purpose or intention; plan: the company intends to cut 400 jobs it was not intended that colleges should have to revise their current schemes
Oxford Dictionary
