v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Intended; p. pr. & vb. n. Intending. ] [ OE. entenden to be attentive, F. entendre, fr. L. intendre, intentum, and intensum, to intend, attend, stretch out, extend; pref. in- in + tendere to stretch, stretch out. See Tend. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To stretch; to extend; to distend. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

By this the lungs are intended or remitted. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To strain; to make tense. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When a bow is successively intended and remedied. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To intensify; to strengthen. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Magnetism may be intended and remitted. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To apply with energy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let him intend his mind, without respite, without rest, in one direction. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey. [ Archaic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Having no children, she did, with singular care and tenderness, intend the education of Philip. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

My soul, not being able to intend two things at once, abated of its fervency in praying. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain. [ 1913 Webster ]

They intended evil against thee. Ps. xxi. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

To-morrow he intends
To hunt the boar with certain of his friends. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Modesty was made
When she was first intended. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Intend a kind of zeal both to the prince and Claudio. Shak.

Syn. -- To purpose; mean; design; plan; conceive; contemplate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Intendancies [ Cf. F. intendance. See Intendant. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The office or employment of an intendant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A territorial district committed to the charge of an intendant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. intendant, fr. L. intendere to direct (one's thoughts) to a thing. See Intend. ] One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; an intendant of finance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Intend. ] Attentive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Purposed; designed; as, intended harm or help. [ 1913 Webster ]

They drew a curse from an intended good. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Betrothed; affianced; as, an intended husband. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an affianced lover. [ 1913 Webster ]

If it were not that I might appear to disparage his intended, . . . I would add that to me she seems to be throwing herself away. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Intentionally. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Intendant, n. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who intends. Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. intendimentum. See Intendment. ] Attention; consideration; knowledge; understanding. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. entendement understanding, insight, F. entendement, fr. LL. intendimentum. See Intend. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Charge; oversight. [ Obs. ] Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Intention; design; purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

The intendment of God and nature. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To aim amiss. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Superintended; p. pr. & vb. n. Superintending. ] [ L. superintendere. See Super-, and Intend. ] To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort. [ 1913 Webster ]

The king may appoint a council, who may superintend the works of this nature. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Superintend, Supervise. These words in general use are the synonymous. As sometimes used, supervise implies the more general, and superintend, the more particular and constant, inspection or direction. Among architects there is a disposition to use the word supervise in the sense of a general oversight of the main points of construction with reference to the design, etc., and to employ the word superintend to signify a constant, careful attention to all the details of construction. But this technical distinction is not firmly established. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. superintendance. ] The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose of direction; supervision. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Inspection; oversight; care; direction; control; guidance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -cies The act of superintending; superintendence. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. superintendant, F. surintendant. Cf. Surintendant. ] One who has the oversight and charge of some place, institution, or organization, affairs, etc., with the power of direction; as, the superintendent of an almshouse; the superintendent of public works. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Inspector; overseer; manager; director; curator; supervisor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. superintendens, p. pr. See Superintend. ] Overseeing; superintending. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A superintendent. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Superintendent. ] Superintendent. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]