Oct 10, 2010 · Your sentences above are correct, but intent in terms of being intent on doing something is not the same word as "intent," a noun, meaning something that is intended. I cannot think of any …

Jun 21, 2020 · Intended probably only works if it’s obvious who’s doing the intending. But it’s unreasonable, in my view, to expect us to comment on a whole list of possible combinations of …

Mar 17, 2018 · What are the difference between the following three sentences? 1) He intended to go to the Galapagos. 2) He intended to have gone to the Galapagos. 3) He had intended to go to the …

Dec 26, 2020 · No. That won't work. After "intended for" you need a noun, not a gerund. Here "use" is a noun. ...and intended for use in calculators. The writer could also have written: ...and intended to be …

Nov 17, 2016 · The first one is passive, you were not intended to do something by someone (or some authority) that is not named. It implies that what you did was forbidden in some way. Does that make …

May 11, 2009 · The exception referred to in Items(a) and (b) establishes that components in products that are submitted for certification shall be suitable for the intended application. Hi, everyone! How to …

Oct 16, 2008 · Here's a new question, loosely related to this thread I do ask many questions to this friend regarding a subject he does not want to talk a lot about, but it's on purpose to make him react …

Feb 23, 2020 · I find just as nature intended an odd phrase to use. What has a computer program (app) got to do with nature? (cross-posted) Perhaps it means which is only natural.

Jan 26, 2013 · A person can mean something to happen. If I poke you in the eye and you say, 'Hey! That hurt!', I can reply that of course it did: I meant it to hurt. (It was supposed to hurt. I intended it to …

Aug 20, 2014 · We still don't know your intended meaning and proposed use of 'weeks-long'. 'Centuries-long' has an idionatic meaning of 'a very long time'. That is in no way analagous with 'weeks-long'. If …