how to pronounce intend

/ˌɪnˈtɛnd/

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intend is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of intend in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… bet you didn't intend to do this but how …”

meaning of intend

Intend means to have a purpose or goal in mind.

intend frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word intend occurs in english on average 14.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics intend can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that intend can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;