intend

intend
in·tend [ɪnʼtend] 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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