intend
v.
have in mind to do or accomplish, plan; mean, designate for a particular purpose
Intend
intend
Verb
1. have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
(synonym) mean, think
(hypernym) will, wish
(hyponym) design
(derivation) intention
2. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
(synonym) destine, designate, specify
(hypernym) plan
(hyponym) mean
3. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
(synonym) mean
(hypernym) convey, impart
(hyponym) typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
(derivation) intent, purport, spirit
4. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
(synonym) mean, signify, stand for
(verb-group) signify
Intend
(v. t.)
To stretch' to extend; to distend.
(v. t.)
To strain; to make tense.
(v. t.)
To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
(v. t.)
To intensify; to strengthen.
(v. t.)
To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
(v. t.)
To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
(v. t.)
To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
(v. t.)
To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
(v. t.)
To apply with energy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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