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词组 intend
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intend /ɪnˈtend/ verb [T] to have something in your mind as a plan or purposeGrammarIntend is usually followed by an infinitive: He intends to stay there for a year. In more formal English, people say It is intended that...: It is intended that these meetings will become a regular event.adverbsfully intend to do sth (=definitely intend) I fully intend to return home next year.originally intend to do sth We spent much more than we originally intended.clearly intend to do sth The bomb was clearly intended to cause as much damage as possible.sb never intended to do sth I’m sure that she never intended to hurt anyone.In more informal English, you often use mean to, especially when saying that something was not what you intended: I’m sorry – I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.When talking about your plans, you often use going to instead of intend to: We’re going to come back again next year.THESAURUS: intend be going to do sth especially spoken to intend to do something – used when you have made definite arrangements to do it: We’re going to have a meeting about it next week. | I’m going to start karate lessons. mean to do sth especially spoken to intend to do something – used especially when you forget to do something or when something does not happen in the way you intended: I’ve been meaning to call you for ages. | Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you. plan to do sth to intend to do something – used especially when you have thought carefully about how and when you will do it: The airline plans to start flights to Thailand in July. | Jane and Rob are planning to get married next year. set out to do sth to intend to do something – used when someone is very determined and knows clearly what they want to do: He set out to make a movie that would challenge people’s prejudices. aim to do sth to intend to do something – used when saying what someone hopes to achieve: We aim to finish the work by next week. | The film aims to explain global warming and what people can do about it. propose to do sth formal to intend to do something – used when saying what someone suggests doing: How do you propose to deal with the situation? have sb/sth in mind to imagine that something is the kind of thing that you want to happen, or that someone is the person you want to choose: “How about going out for a pizza?” “That wasn’t exactly what I had in mind.” | Who do you have in mind? have no intention of doing sth to have decided that you will definitely not do something: Tom has no intention of retiring just yet. | The government has no intention of lifting the ban.
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