intendieren

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intendere +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪntɛnˈdiːʁən/
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Verb

intendieren (weak, third-person singular present intendiert, past tense intendierte, past participle intendiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (higher register, transitive) to intend
    Synonym: beabsichtigen
    Das war nicht von mir intendiert.That wasn't what I intended.
    • 2022 November 3, Kevin Hagen, Guido Mingels, Sara Wess, “Berliner Radfahrerin nach Unfall hirntot: Druck auf Klima-Aktivisten steigt”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:
      Die Wut des Bürgers über ein Treiben, das pauschal die Autofahrer an den Pranger stellt, ist nicht nur nachvollziehbar, sie ist von den Aktivisten auch intendiert.
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Verb

intendieren

  1. third-person plural future subjunctive of intender