Polyglot Dictionary

tencionar

/tẽsjoˈnaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
tenciono
preterite (eu)
tencionei
past participle
tencionado

Meaning

  1. to intend

    • Tenciona viajar.

      He intends to travel.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

pretender

tencionar is more formal or literary; pretender is the everyday word, which also means "to claim" in some contexts — both mean "to intend."

Similar in other languages

German

beabsichtigen

beabsichtigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to intend."

Practice

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