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intend

 
Verb intend has 4 senses
  1. intend, mean, think - 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"
    --1 is one way to will, wish
    Derived forms: noun intention3, noun intent1
    Sample sentence:
    They intend to move
  2. intend, destine, designate, specify - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
    --2 is one way to plan
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
  3. mean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
    --3 is one way to convey, impart
    Derived form: noun intent2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. mean, intend, signify, stand for - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
intemperateness intemporate intemprate intence intenci intend- plural intend- synonyms intend, intend intend to intendant intendants intende intended intended solely intended to make profit intender

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