Definitions
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- intending to (do a specified action)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. fixed in your purpose
Etymologies
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Examples
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Of course: wrestling shoes and vintage bowling shirts like Duckie in Pretty in Pink; making a soap Mohawk and rocking out to a waterproof radio while in the shower (Ferris); and huge diamond (well, cubic zirconia) stud earrings (central symbols of both transclass and transgender understanding in SKOW and The Breakfast Club).
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To the disappointment of many, Gabe Kaplan, the crowd favorite, who had started the day with a massive chip lead, turned out to be the unfortunate bubble boy.
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The check made out to “Stu Ungar” was hardly worth the paper it was printed on.
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At the very least, the Herald would check with the cops, who would in turn head out to knock on Paragon's door.
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Jack Straus took Stuey out to the Las Vegas Country Club one morning to teach him a few things about the game.
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The howling increased in intensity as a car pulled up at the edge of the secured area and the deputy chief ME, known to one and all as Dr. Bill, climbed out to talk to the trooper.
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Machias Seal was too far out to sea to be relevant, which left six.
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She reached out to the figure—and her hand passed through the second Tanek, as if he were a wraith.
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In something of a twist of plot Amanda Jones turns out to be some kind of wonderful girlfriend.
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He and Richie Buller went out to celebrate that night.
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