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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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
She has two teenagers and relatives in California and outside of Seoul who are intending to send their youngsters overseas for higher education.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
“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
Pass me off with these fellows of Arroyo: as you are intending to do your comrade here.
From The Tiger Hunter by Mayne Reid
