misintend en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + intend.
Meanings
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(transitive) To intend, purpose, or direct amiss or wrongfully; mismean.
He is now misintending: he has a false intention.
1992, Samuel Charles Coval, Peter G. Campbell, Agency in action: the practical rational agency machine - Page 114:Come therefore, gentle death, and ease my griefe; Cut short what malice Fortune misintends.
1967, Arthur Freeman, Thomas Kyd: facts and problems - Page 145:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misintended | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misintended | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| misintending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| misintends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |