intending

[ in-ten-ding ]
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adjective
  1. designing or aiming to be; prospective or aspiring: intending surgeons.

Origin of intending

1
First recorded in 1650–60; intend + -ing2

Words Nearby intending

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How to use intending in a sentence

  • 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.

  • 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.