Dictionary entry details
• INTEND (verb)
Meaning:
Have in mind as a purpose
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
intend; mean; think
Context examples:
I mean no harm / I only meant to help you / She didn't think to harm me / We thought to return early that night
Hypernyms (to "intend" is one way to...):
will; wish (have in mind)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intend"):
design (intend or have as a purpose)
be after; plan (have the will and intention to carry out some action)
aim; propose; purport; purpose (propose or intend)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They intend to move
Meaning:
Design or destine
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
destine; intend; designate; specify
Context example:
She was intended to become the director
Hypernyms (to "intend" is one way to...):
plan (make plans for something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intend"):
aim; calculate; direct (specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public)
slate (designate or schedule)
design (design something for a specific role or purpose or effect)
mean (destine or designate for a certain purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Mean or intend to express or convey
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
mean; intend
Context examples:
You never understand what I mean! / what do his words intend?
Hypernyms (to "intend" is one way to...):
convey; impart (make known; pass on, of information)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intend"):
represent; stand for; symbolise; symbolize; typify (express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol)
denote; refer (have as a meaning)
signify (convey or express a meaning)
import; spell (indicate or signify)
aim (direct (a remark) toward an intended goal)
aim; drive; get (move into a desired direction of discourse)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Denote or connote
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
signify; stand for; mean; intend
Context examples:
'maison' means 'house' in French / An example sentence would show what this word means
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
