intend
verb (used with object)
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan.
were intending
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past progressiveof intend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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By scaling Africa's highest mountain, most of the hiking group were intending to raise money for Hope4, which helps Ukrainian refugees and orphans in Moldova.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
Reports from multiple outlets said the Pac-12 presidents were intending to meet on the morning of Aug. 4 to sign their grant of rights with a 10th school to be added later replacing Colorado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
An investigation by the Committee to Protect Journalists said U.S. forces were intending to target a nearby Iraqi military position, but added that “attack on the journalists, while not deliberate, was avoidable.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022
“We were seeing each other because we were friends, not because we were intending to collaborate,” Bond said, sitting with Costanzo after a recent rehearsal.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
But at level ten, that began to change, because most gymnasts at that level were intending to pursue an elite career.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
