Verb: intend in'tend
- Have in mind as a purpose
"I intend no harm";
- mean, think
- Design or destine
"She was intended to become the director";
- destine, designate, specify
- Have as a plan or objective
"I intend to arrive at noon";
- aim, purpose, purport, propose
- Have the intention to express or convey; have a particular sense or meaning
"what do his words intend?";
- mean
- Denote or connote
"What does this term intend to convey?";
- mean, signify, stand for
Derived forms: intending, intended, intends
Type of: act, convey, inform, move, plan
Encyclopedia: Intend