# intending

Pronunciation: say "in-TEND-ing" /ɪnˈtɛndɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of intend. — present participle and gerund of intend
   - Simple: Present participle of intend. Use this form when something is happening now or being planned.
   - _Intending no offense, he asked about her age directly._
   - _The travelers, intending to reach the coast by nightfall, set off at dawn._

## Noun

2. The mental process by which a person intends something; intention.
   - Simple: The act of planning or meaning to do something in your mind.
   - _Philosophers carefully distinguish intending from mere wishing or hoping._
   - _The dispute turned on the buyer's intending, not on the words actually spoken._

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