English verb: intend | |||
1. | intend (cognition) have in mind as a purpose | ||
Samples | I mean no harm. I only meant to help you. She didn't think to harm me. We thought to return early that night. | ||
Examples | They intend to move | ||
Synonyms | mean, think | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aim, be after, design, plan, propose, purport, purpose | ||
2. | intend (cognition) design or destine | ||
Samples | She was intended to become the director. | ||
Synonyms | designate, destine, specify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plan | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aim, calculate, design, direct, mean, slate | ||
3. | intend (communication) mean or intend to express or convey | ||
Samples | You never understand what I mean!. What do his words intend?. | ||
Synonyms | mean | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | convey | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aim, aim, drive, get, import, represent, signify, spell, stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify | ||
4. | intend (communication) denote or connote | ||
Samples | `maison' means `house' in French. An example sentence would show what this word means. | ||
Synonyms | mean, signify, stand for | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | denote, refer | ||
Verb group | signify | ||