Antonyms for in tending


Grammar : Adj, prep, verb
Spell : in-ten-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɛn dɪŋ


Definition of in tending

Origin :
  • c.1300, "direct one's attention to," from Old French entendre, intendre "to direct one's attention" (in Modern French principally "to hear"), from Latin intendere "turn one's attention, strain," literally "stretch out, extend," from in- "toward" (see in- (2)) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "have as a plan" (late 14c.) was present in Latin. A Germanic word for this was ettle, from Old Norse ætla "to think, conjecture, propose," from Proto-Germanic *ahta "consideration, attention" (cf. Old English eaht, German acht). Intended (n.) "one's intended husband or wife" is from 1767.
  • As in minded : adj disposed
  • As in about to : prep not quite
  • As in intend : verb have in mind; determine
  • As in meditate : verb contemplate
  • As in nominate : verb designate, select
  • As in project : verb plan
  • As in purport : verb assert, mean
  • As in resolve : verb make up one's mind; find solution
  • As in signify : verb mean, indicate
  • As in spell : verb mean, imply
  • As in will : verb cause
  • As in premeditate : verb propose
  • As in shall : verb be going to
  • As in calculate : verb plan on
  • As in connote : verb imply
  • As in contemplate : verb think about seriously; plan
  • As in denote : verb designate, mean
  • As in destine : verb predetermine, ordain
  • As in direct : verb point in a direction; guide
  • As in aim : verb point or direct at a goal
  • As in drive at : verb mean, suggest as meaning
  • As in endeavor : verb attempt to achieve something
  • As in express : verb articulate; signify, mean
  • As in imply : verb indicate, mean

Synonyms for in tending

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