Intend and Tend

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Intend verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.

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Tend is an antonym for intend in strive topic.

Tend verb - To show a liking or proneness (for something).

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Intend is an antonym for tend.

sense	intend sense	tend sense
skill	intend skill	tend skill
part	intend part	tend part
way	intend way	tend way
Other words: bit, damage, nothing, creatures, traps.

Often times they tend to get in the way in the doctor's work, but it's justified for the most part as they don't intend to get in the way, they're just trying to their jobs as well.

Source: Series / Untold Stories of the E.R.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: The Jamahiriya intend to expand the possibilities of science beyond the limitations imposed by Islamic law and custom (as if nanotechnology, space elevators, and FTL travel weren't enough); they do tend to push For Science!

Source: Tabletop Game / GURPS Alternate Earths

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