1. have in mind to do or accomplish, plan; mean, designate for a particular purpose. intendin*tend , 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, stretch out. see: tend.]