Dictionary definition for: Intend
1. (v) 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. (v) design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
3. (v) mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!" "what do his words intend?"
4. (v) denote or connote; "maison" means "house" in French" "An example sentence would show what this word means"
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