intend

intend direct the mind or attention XIV; design for a purpose XVI. ME. entende, in- — (O)F. entendre, †intendre — L. intendere extend, direct, intend, f. IN-1 + tendere stretch, TEND2.
So intended purposed, designed XVI; sb. intended spouse XVIII. intendment †understanding, meaning XIV; (leg.) XVI. — (O)F. entendement. intense XIV. — (O)F. intens(e) or L. intēnsus stretched, tight, violent, pp. of intendere; hence intensify XIX. intension tension, intentness, intensity XVII; internal content of a concept XIX. intensive †intense XVI; relating of or pert. to intensity; intensifying XVII. intent¹ intention XIII; end proposed XIV (obs. exc. in phr. to all intents XVI). ME. entent — OF. entent :- L. intentus, and entente — (O)F. entente :- Rom. *intenta, f. pp. of L. intendere. intent² earnestly attentive or bent upon. XVII. — L. intentus, pp. of intendere. intention †understanding; †meaning, import; purpose XIV; (logic) direction of the mind to an object, conception XVI; (theol.) XVII. ME. entencion — OF. entencion (mod. intention) — L. intentional XVI. — F. or medL.