intend

intend
transitive verb
1) (have as one's purpose) beabsichtigen

intend doing something or to do something — beabsichtigen, etwas zu tun

it isn't really what we intended — es ist eigentlich nicht das, was wir wollten

2) (design, mean)

we intend him to go — wir wollen, dass er geht; er soll gehen

it was intended as a joke — das sollte ein Witz sein

what do you intend by that remark? — was willst du mit dieser Bemerkung sagen? See also academic.ru/38643/intended">intended

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[in'tend] 1. verb
1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) beabsichtigen,meinen
2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) bedeuten
3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) bestimmen
- intent
2. noun
(purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) die Absicht
- intention
- intentional
- intentionally
- intently
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in·tend
[ɪnˈtend]
vt
1. (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, 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. (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. usu passive (earmark, destine)
to be \intended for sth für etw akk 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
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[ɪn'tend]
vt
1) (+n) beabsichtigen, wollen

I intend him to go with me, I intend that he should go with me — ich beabsichtige or habe vor, ihn mitzunehmen

I intended no harm — es war (von mir) nicht böse gemeint; (with action) ich hatte nichts Böses beabsichtigt

did you intend that? — hatten Sie das beabsichtigt?, war das Ihre Absicht?

I didn't intend it as an insult — das sollte keine Beleidigung sein

it was intended as a compliment — das sollte ein Kompliment sein

I wondered what he intended by that remark — ich fragte mich, was er mit dieser Bemerkung beabsichtigte

he is intended for the diplomatic service — er soll einmal in den diplomatischen Dienst

this park is intended for the general public — dieser Park ist für die Öffentlichkeit gedacht or bestimmt

that remark was intended for you —

games intended for young children — Spiele, die für kleine Kinder gedacht sind

it was intended that he should become an accountant — er sollte eigentlich Buchhalter werden

2) (+vb) beabsichtigen, fest vorhaben

he intends to win — er hat fest vor zu gewinnen

I intend to leave next year — ich beabsichtige or habe vor, nächstes Jahr zu gehen

if you don't change your mind I intend to leave you! — wenn du es dir nicht anders überlegst, verlasse ich dich!

what do you intend to do about it? — was beabsichtigen Sie, dagegen zu tun?

I fully intend to punish him — ich habe fest vor or bin fest entschlossen, ihn zu bestrafen

this is intended to help me — das soll mir helfen

did you intend that to happen? — hatten Sie das beabsichtigt?

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intend [ınˈtend] v/t
1. beabsichtigen, vorhaben, planen, im Sinn haben (alle:
sth etwas;
to do, doing zu tun):
he did not intend to kill him er wollte ihn nicht umbringen;
we intend no harm wir haben nichts Böses im Sinn;
was this intended? war das Absicht?; offence 3
2. bezwecken, im Auge haben, hinzielen auf (akk)
3. bestimmen (for für, zu):
what is it intended for? was ist der Zweck der Sache?, wozu soll das dienen?;
it was intended for you es war für dich (bestimmt oder gedacht);
our son is intended for the legal profession (oder to be a lawyer) unser Sohn soll (einmal) Anwalt werden;
it is not intended for sale es ist nicht verkäuflich oder zum Verkauf bestimmt
4. sagen wollen, meinen:
what do you intend by this? was wollen Sie damit sagen?
5. bedeuten, sein sollen:
it was intended for (oder as, to be) a compliment es sollte ein Kompliment sein
6. wollen, wünschen:
we intend him to go, we intend that he should go wir wünschen oder möchten, dass er geht
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transitive verb
1) (have as one's purpose) beabsichtigen

intend doing something or to do something — beabsichtigen, etwas zu tun

it isn't really what we intended — es ist eigentlich nicht das, was wir wollten

2) (design, mean)

we intend him to go — wir wollen, dass er geht; er soll gehen

it was intended as a joke — das sollte ein Witz sein

what do you intend by that remark? — was willst du mit dieser Bemerkung sagen? See also intended

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(for) v.
bestimmen v.
vorsehen (für) v. v.
beabsichtigen v.
intendieren v.
vorhaben v.

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