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misintends

misintends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misintend.

Meaning of misintend

Verb

misintend (third-person singular simple present misintends, present participle misintending, simple past and past participle misintended)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about misintends

What is misintends the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misintends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misintend.

Words near misintends in the dictionary

  1. misintelligences
  2. misintelligible
  3. misintend
  4. misintended
  5. misintending
  6. misintends
  7. misintention
  8. misintentions
  9. misinteract
  10. misinteracted
  11. misinteracting

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