1. (

• intend ,
• mean ,
• think ,

) have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" ;

2. (

• intend ,
• destine ,
• designate ,
• specify

) design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" ;

3. (

• mean ,
• intend

) mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" ;

4. (

• mean ,
• intend ,
• signify ,
• stand_for

) denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" ;