intend, v.
(intended, intending, intends)
freq. cnt. 42
(intended, intending, intends)
freq. cnt. 42
have in mind as a purpose
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 61 freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 2
intend mean think
sample sentences
"I mean no harm""I only meant to help you"
"She didn't think to harm me"
"We thought to return early that night"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move
semantic pointers
hyponym
design or destine
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2
designate destine intend specify
sample sentences
"She was intended to become the director"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
mean or intend to express or convey
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 97 freq. cnt.: 93 freq. cnt.: 4
intend mean
sample sentences
"You never understand what I mean!""what do his words intend?"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
denote or connote
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
intend mean signify stand for
sample sentences
"`maison' means `house' in French""An example sentence would show what this word means"
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form