intend
v.v. to plan or want to do something. You use this when you have a goal in mind but haven't done it yet.
v. to have a specific purpose or plan in mind; to design or destine for a particular use. Transitive — typically followed by a to-infinitive or a that-clause.
I intend to finish my homework tonight.
The developers intend to build a new park in the center of the city next year.
While the legislation was originally intended to protect small businesses, critics argue that its complex requirements have inadvertently created a significant administrative burden for new entrepreneurs.
From Middle English intenden, entenden (“direct (one’s) attention towards”), borrowed from Old French entendre, from Latin intendō, intendere. See also intensive. Doublet of entendre. Largely displaced native Old English myntan (“to mean, intend; to think, suppose”), whence dialectal mint.
The verb is transitive and commonly takes a to-infinitive ('intend to go') or a noun phrase object ('intend no harm').
I intend going to the storeI intend to go to the storeWhile some verbs take the -ing form, intend is almost always followed by a to-infinitive.