Intend the German to turn (7)
I believe the answer is:
meander
'turn' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'intend the german' is the wordplay.
'intend' becomes 'mean' (meaning is a kind of intending).
'the german' becomes 'der' ('the' in German).
'mean'+'der'='MEANDER'
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for meander that I've seen before include "Take a winding course" , "roundabout route" , "Indirectly move" , "Wander without aim or direction" , "an Indo-European river" .)