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Intend

🔄 Synonyms of "Intend"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
meanverb	To intend.
thinkverb	(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
designateverb	To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
specifyverb	(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
signifyverb	To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
destineverb	To preordain.
stand forverb	(idiomatic) To mean; to symbolize; to represent.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Intend"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
thinkverb	(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
meanverb	To intend.
destineverb	To preordain.
stand forverb	(idiomatic) To mean; to symbolize; to represent.
specifyverb	(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
designateverb	To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
signifyverb	To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
hopeverb	To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
wishverb	(transitive) To desire; to want.
wantverb	(transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
believeverb	(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
considerverb	(transitive) To think about seriously.
relyverb	(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
willverb	(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
contemplateverb	To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
intentnoun	Something that is intended.
intentionverb	A course of action that a person intends to follow.
purposeverb	The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
dependverb	(intransitive, usually followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
suggestverb	(transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.