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Verb: intend  in'tend
  1. Have in mind as a purpose
    - mean, think
     
  2. Design or destine
    "She was intended to become the director"
    - destine, designate, specify
     
  3. Mean or intend to express or convey
    "what do his words intend?"
    - mean
     
  4. Denote or connote
    - mean, signify, stand for

Derived forms: intended, intends, intending

See also: intent, intention

Type of: convey, plan

Encyclopedia: Intend