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intendeth

intendeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of intend.

Meaning of intend

Verb

intend (third-person singular simple present intends, present participle intending, simple past and past participle intended)

  1. (ambitransitive, usually, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
    • He intends to go to university.
  2. To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
  3. (obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend.
  4. To strain; make tense.
  5. (obsolete) To intensify; strengthen.
    • Dotage, fatuity, or folly […] is for the most part intended or remitted in particular men, and thereupon some are wiser than others […]., Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.139
  6. To apply with energy.

See all 9 meanings of intend

Origin of intendeth

From intend + -eth.

Questions about intendeth

What is intendeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Intendeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of intend.

Words near intendeth in the dictionary

  1. intender
  2. intendered
  3. intendering
  4. intenders
  5. intendest
  6. intendeth
  7. intendible
  8. intendiment
  9. intendiments
  10. intendin'
  11. intending

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