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in the PONS Dictionary

in·tend [ɪnˈtend] VB trans

1. intend (plan):

to intend sth
etw beabsichtigen [o. planen]
that wasn't what I had intended at all
das hatte ich nun wirklich nicht beabsichtigt
to intend no harm
nichts Böses wollen
to intend doing [or to do] sth
beabsichtigen [o. planen] , etw zu tun
to intend doing [or to do] sth
etw vorhaben
I had intended leaving the party before midnight
eigentlich hatte ich die Party vor Mitternacht verlassen wollen
what do you intend to do about it?
was willst du in der Sache unternehmen?
I fully intend to see this project through
ich bin fest entschlossen dieses Projekt zu Ende zu bringen
to intend sb to do sth
wollen, dass jd etw tut
I don't think she intended me to hear the remark
ich glaube nicht, dass ich die Bemerkung hören sollte

2. intend (express, intimate):

to be intended
beabsichtigt sein
I don't think there was any intended insult in the remark
ich denke nicht, dass man Sie beleidigen wollte
it was intended as a compliment, honestly!
es sollte ein Kompliment sein, ehrlich!
no disrespect intended
[das] war nicht böse gemeint

3. intend usu passive (earmark, destine):

to be intended for sth
für etw acc gedacht [o. vorgesehen] sein
the party is really intended for new students
die Party findet in erster Linie für die neuen Studenten statt
the bicycle paths are intended to make cycling safer
die Radwege sollen das Radfahren sicherer machen
Present
Iintend
youintend
he/she/itintends
weintend
youintend
theyintend
Past
Iintended
youintended
he/she/itintended
weintended
youintended
theyintended
Present Perfect
Ihaveintended
youhaveintended
he/she/ithasintended
wehaveintended
youhaveintended
theyhaveintended
Past Perfect
Ihadintended
youhadintended
he/she/ithadintended
wehadintended
youhadintended
theyhadintended
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