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Definition of intend : 1. To apply with energy.
2. To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
3. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
4. To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
5. To fix the mind upon ( something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; - often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
6. To intensify; to strengthen.
7. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
8. To strain; to make tense.
9. To stretch' to extend; to distend.

Synonyms:

limit, fix, assign, call up, delineate, cogitate, target, appoint, symbolise, have in mind, fate, condition, stand for, cerebrate, reserve, specialize, project, specialise, peg down, planned, typify, narrow down, opine, represent, narrow, point, dedicate, think, particularize, entail, delimitate, show, correspond, remember, designate, set, delimit, particularise, recollect, qualify, import, doom, stipulate, call back, think of, denominate, symbolize, destine, guess, imagine, retrieve, recall, specify, reckon, meaning, depute, set apart, determine, spell, purpose, suppose, hold still for, nail down, delegate, pin down

intend (part of speech: verb)

expect, scheme, aim, mean, mind, consider, wish, endeavor, resolve, plan, propose, choose

hope (part of speech: verb)

desire, want, assume, dream of, hope, believe, yearn, contemplate, trust, presume, rely, await

mean (part of speech: verb)

imply, describe, indicate, signify, denote, explain, define, connote

plan (part of speech: verb)

chart, arrange, plot, contrive, invent, coordinate, blueprint, design, conceive, anticipate, premeditate

pursue (part of speech: verb)

hunt, dog, sleuth, seek, follow, chase, strive, search, tail, track, trail, undertake, harry, quest, pursue, aspire, stalk

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