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INTEND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have in mind as a purpose

Example:

We thought to return early that night

Synonyms:

intend; mean; think

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

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

Derivation:

intent (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions)

intention (an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Design or destine

Example:

She was intended to become the director

Synonyms:

designate; destine; intend; specify

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "intend" is one way to...):

plan (make plans for something)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intend"):

mean (destine or designate for a certain purpose)

design (plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect)

slate (designate or schedule)

aim; calculate; direct (specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Sense 3

Meaning:

Denote or connote

Example:

An example sentence would show what this word means

Synonyms:

intend; mean; signify; stand for

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Verb group:

signify (convey or express a meaning)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intend"):

denote; refer (have as a meaning)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Mean or intend to express or convey

Example:

what do his words intend?

Synonyms:

intend; mean

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "intend" is one way to...):

convey ((of information) make known; pass on)

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)

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

Derivation:

intent (the intended meaning of a communication)

Credits

 Context examples: 

I don't intend to stay here long, anyway.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

He and his wife had taken their intended drive, and were returning home.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Besides, it did not seem to him that it was intended he should fight with the dog he saw before him.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

I don't intend it that way at all.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The NCPB is intended to confront obstacles and address issues that arise in the prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.

(National Cancer Policy Board, NCI Thesaurus)

A suspension intended for administration to the mucosa of the nose.

(Nasal Suspension Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A compounder does not intend to produce a drug classified as 506E.

(No Intent to Compound 506E Drug, NCI Thesaurus)

A cream intended for administration in or around the eye.

(Ophthalmic Cream Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

I do not intend to sail until the month of June; and when shall I return?

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

A spray intended for administration to the mucosa of the nose.

(Nasal Spray Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)