intend

verbs

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"
intend, mean, think
is derived from
intention
is derived from
intent
design or destine
"She was intended to become the director"
designate, destine, intend, specify
mean or intend to express or convey
"You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
intend, mean
is derived from
intent
denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
intend, mean, signify, stand for