beabsichtigen

v/t intend, propose geh.; (planen) plan, aim; beabsichtigen, etw. zu tun intend to do s.th.; eine Überraschung / Reform beabsichtigen plan a surprise / reform; das war (so) beabsichtigt it was deliberate (oder intentional), he etc. did it on purpose (oder meant to do it), that was what he etc. meant to do, that was the idea; das war nicht beabsichtigt it wasn’t intentional, I etc. didn’t mean to (do it), it wasn’t (done) on purpose; was hast du damit beabsichtigt? what were you trying to do (oder achieve) (by that)?, what was the idea (of that umg.)?

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to contemplate; to mean; to have planned; to intend

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be|ạb|sich|ti|gen [bə'|apzIçtɪgn] ptp bea\#bsichtigt

vt

to intend

eine Reise/Steuererhöhung beabsichtigen (form) — to intend to go on a journey/to increase taxes

das hatte ich nicht beabsichtigt — I didn't mean it to happen, I didn't intend that to happen

das war beabsichtigt — that was deliberate or intentional

die beabsichtigte Wirkung — the desired or intended effect

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1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) intend

2) (to intend: I didn't set out to prove him wrong.) set out

3) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) mean

4) (to intend: He proposes to build a new house.) propose

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[bəˈʔapzɪçtɪgn̩]

vt

1. (intendieren)

▪ etw [mit etw dat] \beabsichtigen to intend [or mean] to do sth [with sth]

das hatte ich nicht beabsichtigt! I didn't mean to do that!, that wasn't intentional!

2. (geh: planen)

▪ etw \beabsichtigen to plan sth

▪ \beabsichtigen, etw zu tun to plan to do sth

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transitives Verb intend

beabsichtigen, etwas zu tun — intend or mean to do something

die beabsichtigte Wirkung — the intended or desired effect

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beabsichtigen v/t intend, propose geh; (planen) plan, aim;

beabsichtigen, etwas zu tun intend to do sth;

eine Überraschung/Reform beabsichtigen plan a surprise/reform;

das war (so) beabsichtigt it was deliberate (oder intentional), he etc did it on purpose (oder meant to do it), that was what he etc meant to do, that was the idea;

das war nicht beabsichtigt it wasn’t intentional, I etc didn’t mean to (do it), it wasn’t (done) on purpose;

was hast du damit beabsichtigt? what were you trying to do (oder achieve) (by that)?, what was the idea (of that umg)?

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transitives Verb intend

beabsichtigen, etwas zu tun — intend or mean to do something

die beabsichtigte Wirkung — the intended or desired effect

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v.

to aim v.

to intend v.

to mean v.

(§ p.,p.p.: meant)