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intend
A	verb
	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"
		Category Tree: will; wish ╚intend, mean, think ╚aim; purpose; purport; propose ╚plan; be after ╚design
	2	intend, destine, designate, specify
			design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚plan ╚intend, destine, designate, specify ╚calculate; aim; direct ╚slate ╚design ╚mean
	3	mean, intend, signify, stand for
			denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

	4	mean, intend
			mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚mean, intend ╚drive; get; aim ╚aim ╚spell; import ╚signify ╚denote; refer ╚typify; symbolize; symbolise; stand for; represent