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misintend

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in⋅tend

  [in-tend]
Use misintend in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month.
2. to design or mean for a particular purpose, use, recipient, etc.: a fund intended for emergency use only.
3. to design to express or indicate, as by one's words; refer to.
4. (of words, terms, statements, etc.) to mean or signify.
5. Archaic. to direct (the eyes, mind, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
6. to have a purpose or design.
7. Obsolete. to set out on one's course.
Origin:
1250–1300; < L intendere to stretch towards, aim at (see in- 2 , tend 1 ); r. ME entenden < OF entendre < L, as above

Related forms:
in⋅tend⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. contemplate, expect, aim, purpose. Intend, mean, design, propose imply knowing what one wishes to do and setting this as a goal. To intend is to have in mind something to be done or brought about: No offense was intended. Mean is a less formal word than intend but otherwise a close synonym: He means to go away. Design implies planning to effect a particular result: to design a plan for Christmas decorations. Propose suggests setting up a program for oneself or offering it to others for consideration: We propose to beautify our city.
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Word Origin & History

intend 
c.1300, "direct one's attention to," from O.Fr. intendre "to direct one's attention," from L. intendere "turn one's attention, strain," lit. "stretch out, extend," from in- "toward" + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "have as a plan" (1390) was present in Latin. A Gmc. word for this was ettle, from O.N. ætla "to think, conjecture, propose," from P.Gmc. *ahta "consideration, attention" (cf. O.E. eaht, Ger. acht). Intended (n.) "one's intended husband or wife" is from 1767.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·tend
Pronunciation: in-'tend
Function: transitive verb
: to have in one's mind as a purpose or goal intend to kill her>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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