- present participle of intend.
intending
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of intending
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He denies acting dishonestly or intending to make a dishonest gain.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"We had, really without intending to, created a mouse that produced these classic lesions of Alexander disease," Messing says.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
That’s insufficient under state law to support a vested mining interest — intending to mine there eventually isn’t enough, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
According to the initial findings of investigators, the suspect entered Poland from Germany overnight Wednesday-Thursday, intending to travel on to Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
When it seemed there was a chance of him surviving after all, his father began to teach him the rudiments of education, intending him to have a career in the church.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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