Comments on: Which one is correct, “intend on doing something” or “intend doing something”?

By: Johnny Adams

Johnny Adams — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:58:59 +0000

The difference is that “intend doing something” is simply not correct. “Intend to do something” would be the best way to say it, with “intend on doing something” being a little awkward here but acceptable.

By: Marko Smith

Marko Smith — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:58:37 +0000

The second is correct; the first is ungrammatical but can be corrected by replacing “intend” by “intent”.

Emeritus Professor Rodney Huddleston, co-author with Professor Geoffrey Pullum of “The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language”, Cambridge University Press, 2002.