intending
intending — verb
- intendingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- intendings3rd person singular
- intendinging-ing form
- intendingedpast simple
1. to plan or want to do something, or to want a particular thing to happen as a re
to plan or want to do something, or to want a particular thing to happen as a result of what you do.
Intending to surprise her grandmother, Devika baked a lemon cake before dawn.
intend + to-infinitive in an opening participle clause
Aylin had been intending to call the dentist for weeks, but kept forgetting.
had been intending to + verb for a long-held, unfulfilled plan
The two brothers were intending to start a small bakery near the harbour.
Workers intending to leave the company early must give one month's notice.
Tamás kept intending to fix the broken gate, yet weeks passed without action.
文法句型
intend + to-infinitive
intend + that-clause
intend + -ing
用法筆記
Most often followed by a to-infinitive ('intend to leave'); more formally it can take a that-clause or, less commonly, an '-ing' form ('intend leaving'). The present participle 'intending' frequently opens a clause that states someone's aim.
常見錯誤
intending — adjective
- intendingpositive
- more intendingcomparative
- most intendingsuperlative
1. planning or hoping to do or become something soon, as in an intending buyer or a
planning or hoping to do or become something soon, as in an intending buyer or an intending traveller.
Intending passengers should arrive at the harbour gate thirty minutes before departure.
intending + noun used attributively in a formal notice
The estate agent welcomed three intending buyers to the small seaside cottage.
intending buyers as a common fixed collocation
Intending students must submit their application forms before the end of June.
The clinic offers a free evening class for intending parents in the town.
- prospective
more common and neutral; expected to become something soon
- aspiring
stresses personal ambition to reach a role or job
- would-be
informal; sometimes hints the person may not actually succeed
文法句型
intending + noun
用法筆記
Comes before the noun it describes ('an intending buyer'), much like 'prospective' or 'would-be'. Most common in formal or official wording about people who are about to take a role or action.