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/ɪnˈtend/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | intend |
| he/she/it | intends |
| present participle | intending |
| past tense | intended |
| past participle | intended |
What do you intend to do about this?
I never intended for it to turn out like that.
I intend using the report as evidence to support my case.
He had fully intended to tell her exactly what had happened.
She felt certain that he intended her no harm.
It is intended that formal discussions should commence in the near future.
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