intending

[ in-ten-ding ]

/ ɪnˈtɛn dɪŋ /

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adjective

designing or aiming to be; prospective or aspiring: intending surgeons.

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Origin of intending

First recorded in 1650–60; intend + -ing²

Words nearby intending

intendance, intendancy, intendant, intended, intendency, intending, intendment, intenerate, Intens, intense, intensely

How to use intending in a sentence

The night before he bought a lot of crack-cocaine on credit with no way to pay, intending to kill himself after smoking.
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He also suggested on Twitter that he was intending to continue to work closely with the organization.
Amnesty International U.K. Board Chairman Resigns Over Crude Jokes|Nico Hines|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I know you had tried to get in touch, but I chose not to talk to media, instead intending to let my letter stand on its own.
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She clambered naked out a third-floor window and hung by her fingertips, intending to let herself drop into the bushes below.
Cleveland Kidnapping, Anthony Sowell Case Linked by Indifferent Police|Michael Daly|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Even if the land was to lose, say, half its value, a buyer intending to hold the ground for the long-term would be quite alright.
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John is called out at a festive gathering, and springs to his feet really intending to be clever.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Walking forth, he strolled down the road towards Calne, intending to ask a question or two of the surgeon.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
On the 8th of August, Mr. Agassiz set out with a friend, intending to return the same evening.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
On the contrary, he lounged into the garden intending to enter the study by the window, which he knew to be open.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
The others eagerly crowded forward, intending 25 to miss not one word.
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