intending

verb

Definition of intendingnext
present participle of intend
1
as in planning
to have in mind as a purpose or goal an aspiring entrepreneur who intends to revolutionize the biotech industry

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2
as in meaning
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind lawyers for both sides argued for days about what was intended by a particular phrase in the law

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Recent Examples of intending In June 2022, a man traveled from California to Kavanaugh’s home in Maryland with a handgun, ammunition, a knife, and zip ties, intending to kill the justice. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 Musk originally developed Starship for Mars, intending to launch scores of them with the red planet’s first settlers. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Attackers create multiple accounts, abusing free trials and consuming AI tokens without ever intending to pay for them. — Sarita Singh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 However, while Judge is intending on playing, manager Aaron Boone had a different thought process on Tuesday. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 In episode three, mercenaries rock up to the Reacher gang’s secret hideout intending to kill them all. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Portman first proposed its revamp of Amsterdam Walk in 2023, intending to raze the aging warehouses to build a more dense and vertical project centered on apartments. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 In the next match away to Hull City, Suzuki picked out Hemmings again, but this time intending for the ball to drop in front of the 19-year-old. — Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Developer Mikki Schuck bought the building in late 2024 intending to fully renovate the top two stories — previously offices — into luxury apartments and a restaurant once more on the ground floor. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intending
  1. planning
  2. meaning
  3. going
  4. implying
  5. contemplating
  6. signifying
  7. aiming
  8. denoting
Verb
  • Prince William and Prince Harry are both reportedly planning to honor the 30th anniversary of their mother, Princess Diana’s, death.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats have warned in recent months that Trump is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or the National Guard to polling stations, as the president has made election security one of his key objectives in his second term.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Most breast cancer cases in older women are estrogen-receptor positive (ER+), meaning that tumor cells have receptors that bind to estrogen and trigger cancer growth.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Lots of the brand’s enviable glassware is 20% off for Prime Day, meaning now is the time to scoop up an artistic coupe set or a modern salad bowl while the getting is good.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of meaning
Verb
  • And then, largely as a byproduct of the scaremongering around the AIDS crisis, there was a sense of things going backwards.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Seeing that table filled with this much talent, funding and support is what keeps us going.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • He's got a price target of $300 on Nvidia, implying upside of 25% from Tuesday's close.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of implying
Verb
  • The offer came at a time when Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and many other public school districts in Florida, have closed or consolidated schools and are contemplating even more closures.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Players sitting on the fence contemplating whether or not to commit to LIV Golf's future will be allowed to sit a bit longer.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of contemplating
Verb
  • While leather jackets have a deep history and utilitarian roots, the piece has become a signifying element of alternative style and edgy, punk sensibility.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Elisabeth Moss plays Atwood’s heroine, Offred, a name signifying that she has been assigned to Commander Fred Waterford, though her real name is June.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of signifying
Verb
  • Since fashion businesses are aiming to streamline their operations, reduce excess inventory and improve forecasting, both leaders stress that the adoption of new technologies must lead to concrete commercial outcomes.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Spain has seen an emerging coalition of the conservatives and the far right, which are both aiming to use migration concerns against the prime minister, whose government allowed over 1 million immigrants to apply for legal status.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of aiming
Verb
  • The following table, like others below, shows their ages on June 1, 2030, with greens highlighting younger players and reds denoting those who’ll be over 30.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Eligible cars would receive special license plates denoting the car as a historic vehicle and be insured as collector motor vehicles.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of denoting

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“Intending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intending. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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