Can you say intend on?

In our opinion, it’s acceptable for Americans to use “intend on” in conversation and informal writing, but we wouldn’t recommend it in formal contexts.

Is intend to do something?

Intend, mean, design, propose imply knowing what one wishes to do and setting this as a goal. To intend is to have in mind something to be done or brought about: No offense was intended. Design implies planning to effect a particular result: to design a plan for Christmas decorations.

Is intended for or to?

Senior Member. There’s no difference in meaning, only in where you use them. Use “for” before a noun, and “to” before a verb, as in your first two examples. Your third example is correct (because “interacting” functions as a substantive here), but it would probably be regarded as awkward.

How do you use intend in a sentence?

Intend sentence example

1. Surely he didn’t intend to be verbally invisible the entire visit.
2. So what does she intend to do?
3. You intend to stay out there – alone with him?
4. She didn’t intend to sound so injured.
5. My queen, what do you intend to do?
6. How long do you intend to stay?

Do you say intend on or intend to do something?

You can plan on doing something, but you intend to do it. Many people confuse these two expressions with each other and mistakenly say “intend on.” Of course if you are really determined, you can be intent on doing something. Do you make these 10 mistakes?

When did the word intend appear in English?

I’m intent on knowing. A: The verb “intend” has been used in more than two dozen ways since it showed up in English in the late 1300s, but most of them are now obsolete.

When to use ” intend on ” with a gerund?

You ask whether it’s legit to use the phrasal verb “intend on” with a gerund (or gerund phrase) as a direct object: “I intend on getting back to you.” Merriam-Wester’s Dictionary of English Usage has this to say: “In speech and speechlike writing, it [ intend] is sometimes followed by on and a gerund.”

What does it mean when someone says I Am intended to do something?

“I am intended to” means “I am supposed/meant to”(more common), meaning someone or something expects you do something ie: I am intended to clean my room(by my mother)” when I get home.