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01. My wife and I are [intending] to visit your country next spring.
02. I'm sorry for deleting the files on your computer. Believe me, it wasn't [intentional].
03. The governor has announced his [intention] to resign before the next election.
04. The guerrillas seem [intent] on capturing the government-held television station.
05. A top military officer is believed to have been the [intended] victim of a bomb which blew up in the capital today.
06. In my experience, I've generally found communication to be a subtle art. Offence is often taken, but rarely [intended].
07. He made the mistake [unintentionally], so please forgive him.
08. I'm sorry I made you upset, but I assure you, I did it [unintentionally].
09. When I was dusting the furniture, I [unintentionally] broke my wife's favorite lamp.
10. There is a Chinese proverb which states that he who covers up his mistakes [intends] to make some more.
11. I saw a bumper sticker once which read, "I [intend] to live forever. So far so good."
12. Despite the tiger's speed and strength, it only succeeds in killing perhaps one in 20 of its [intended] victims.
13. The fall of communism has been described as the sad ending of a political experiment which began with the best of [intentions].
14. Most people who commit suicide mention their [intentions] to someone.
15. In Japan, [intentional] touching between adults in public is uncommon.
16. The government is [intent] on introducing the new law despite public opposition.
17. The children listened [intently] as the old man told the story.
18. The lawyer argued that there was no [intent] to kill the victim.
19. Pandas are sometimes [unintentionally] injured or killed in traps set for other animals, such as black bears.
20. Studies show that approximately 6 million women in the U.S. become pregnant every year, and about half of those pregnancies are [unintended].
21. If you don't [intend] to take regular courses in an English-speaking university, you don't really need to learn how to write a formal essay.
22. In university, students sometimes plagiarize material [unintentionally] because they don't really know how to paraphrase the information properly.
23. Claudius once observed that to do no evil is good, but to [intend] none better.
24. H. Powers once suggested that an animal will always look for a person's [intentions] by looking them right in the eyes.
25. Ian Percy once suggested that we judge others by their behavior but we judge ourselves by our [intentions].

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Intend — In*tend ([i^]n*t[e^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intending}.] [OE. entenden to be attentive, F. entendre, fr. L. intendre, intentum, and intensum, to intend, attend, stretch out, extend; pref. in in + tendere to stretch …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intend — intend, mean, design, propose, purpose signify to have in mind as an aim, end, or function. Intend implies that the mind is directed to some definite accomplishment or to the achievement of a definite end {if one earnestly intends a conspiracy,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • intend — in·tend /in tend/ vt: to have in one s mind as a purpose or goal did not intend to kill her Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. intend …   Law dictionary

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  • intend — (v.) c.1300, direct one s attention to, from O.Fr. entendre, intendre to direct one s attention (in Modern French principally to hear ), from L. intendere turn one s attention, strain, lit. stretch out, extend, from in toward (see IN (Cf. in )… …   Etymology dictionary

  • intend — [v] have in mind; determine add up, aim, appoint, aspire to, attempt, be determined, be resolved, connote, contemplate, decree, dedicate, denote, design, designate, destine, devote, endeavor, essay, expect, express, figure on, have in mind, hope… …   New thesaurus

  • intend */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈtend] / US verb [transitive] Word forms intend : present tense I/you/we/they intend he/she/it intends present participle intending past tense intended past participle intended 1) to have a plan in your mind to do something intend to do… …   English dictionary

  • intend — in|tend [ ın tend ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to have a plan in your mind to do something: intend to do something: What do you intend to do about this? intend someone/something to do something: I never intended it to turn out like that. intend… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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