INTEND', L. intendo in and tendo, to stretch or strain, from teneo Gr. to stretch.
1. To stretch to strain to extend to distend.
By this the lungs are intended or remitted.
This literal sense is now uncommon.
2. To mean to design to purpose, that is, to stretch or set forward in mind. This is now the usual sense.
For they intended evil against thee. Psalms 21
3. To regard to fix the mind on to attend to take care of.
Having no children, she did with singular care and tenderness intend the education of Phillip.
This use of the word is now obsolete. We now use tend and superintend or regard.
4. To enforce to make intense.