intend
verb (used with object)
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan.
are intending
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present progressiveof intend.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"A lot of people are intending not to move from the city," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
That’s a pretty light regulatory regime for those stores that are intending to do dirty business.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2024
"We are intending to move as fast as possible. And as safe as possible."
From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2023
“Most of them are intending to come to Florida,” he said during a news conference in Dayton Beach, Fla., two days after the Texas flight.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2022
"You say," said Clancy, speaking quickly, "that Hogan and Wynn are intending to get away in the Sylvia to-night?"
From Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California by Burt L. Standish
