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intending

noun

The process by which one intends something; intention.

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Meanings

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of intend

nounintending (plural intendings)

plural intendings

human sciencesThe process by which one intends something; intention.
Formulated in this fashion, the phenomenological datum evokes the distinction made earlier between those intendings and positings in which the ego is involved and those in which the ego is not engaged.
2012, F. Kersten, Phenomenological Method: Theory and Practice (page 53)

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with intending

ending sending spending pending attending descending ascending defending blending offending impending condescending unbending uncomprehending antispending detrending nonending unpretending

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APA

intending. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intending

MLA

“intending.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intending. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intending,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intending.

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