misintend
misintend verb: to intend, purpose, or direct amiss or wrongfully; mismean.
Verb
misintend (third-person singular simple present misintends, present participle misintending, simple past and past participle misintended)
- To intend, purpose, or direct amiss or wrongfully; mismean.
- Come therefore, gentle death, and ease my griefe; Cut short what malice Fortune misintends.1967, Arthur Freeman, Thomas Kyd: facts and problems - Page 145
- He is now misintending: he has a false intention.1992, Samuel Charles Coval, Peter G. Campbell, Agency in action: the practical rational agency machine - Page 114
Forms of misintend
| third-person singular present | misintends |
|---|---|
| present participle | misintending |
| past participle | misintended |
| past | misintended |
Origin of misintend
From mis- + intend.
Words formed from misintend
Questions about misintend
- What does misintend mean?
- Misintend means to intend, purpose, or direct amiss or wrongfully; mismean.
- What part of speech is misintend?
- Misintend is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misintend?
- The past tense of misintend is misintended.
Words near misintend in the dictionary
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