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WHICH WORD?

to plan or to intend


UPDATED:  MAR 2022
PROBLEM:
Actually, no big problem here.   But these two words are used differently and there is a sophisticated difference between the two.  
​The first difference is people who speak American English will use "plan" while those speaking British English will use "intend" more.   

to plan
- Used by American English speakers
- You organize and decide how to do something.


  1. I plan to go to New York on my next vacation. 

  2. What do you plan to do next week?    Workout at the gym.

  3. He's planning on leaving his job at Google and moving to Spain for a year.​

to intend
- Used more by British English speakers
- You are thinking or considering doing something.


  1. My girlfriend intends to study in Switzerland this Summer. 
    ​
  2. I intend to lose 20 lbs over the next 6 months.

  3. I intend to study English in Canada next January.
    I hope you don't intend to study in Toronto.    
    No, Vancouver.


  4. ​Do you intend to do an MBA?   No, a Master of International Business.​

TO PLAN: MEANING/PRONUCIATION
TO INTEND: MEANING/PRONUCIATION
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