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What is the verb for intent?

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intend
  1. (intransitive, usually followed by the particle "to") To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); be intent upon; mean; design; plan; purpose.
  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.
  6. To apply with energy.
  7. To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
  8. To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
  9. To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
  10. Synonyms:
  11. Examples:
    1. “I intend to stay until October, then I intend to go to school at Poughkeepsie in the State of New York.”
      “I intend for him to spend his days gently interacting with humans, rather than doing any physical labor.”
      “What did you intend by the messages you sent?”
entend
  1. Obsolete form of intend.
  2. (obsolete) To attend to; to apply oneself to.
  3. Examples:
    1. “This is the third volume of such material, containing the poems Festlange, Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, and Hunnenschlacht.”
      “The Post Office must entend their range of services as quickly as possible to help remaining post offices to do better.”
      “En face, l'equipe drivee par Si-Tahar Cherif El Ouazzani entend augmenter son capital points pour le maintien.”
intentioned
  1. simple past tense and past participle of intention
intended
intends
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intend
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The trio's new joint venture intends to bid for other inter-city rail franchises in Britain.”
      “The 35-year-old Londoner says he intends to buy his mother a new washer-dryer with part of the prize money.”
      “He intends to build up a stock of specifically bred queen bees for export nationally and internationally.”
entends
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entend
intendeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of intend
intendest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of intend
entended
  1. simple past tense and past participle of entend
entending
  1. present participle of entend
intending
  1. present participle of intend
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Fearing bad weather, I got out of the kibitka and went into the post station, intending to take a rest.”
      “Hence, intending to install Suseema on the throne, he recalled him and ordered Ashoka to proceed to Takshashila.”
      “Several of the Jerries turned into our guys intending to engage, but the majority continued the long dive in the direction of Rome.”
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