Synonyms for intend
ɪnˈtɛndin·tend

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1. intendverb

   Synonyms:
   foremind, mean

2. intendverb

   To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); be intent upon; mean; design; plan; purpose.

   Synonyms:
   foremind, mean

3. intendverb

   To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.

   Synonyms:
   mean, foremind

4. intendverb

   To stretch to extend; distend.

   Synonyms:
   mean, foremind

5. intendverb

   To strain; make tense.

   Synonyms:
   mean, foremind

6. intendverb

   To intensify; strengthen.

   Synonyms:
   mean, foremind

7. intendverb

   To apply with energy.

   Synonyms:
   mean, foremind

8. intendverb

   To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.

   Synonyms:
   foremind, mean

9. intendverb

   To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.

   Synonyms:
   foremind, mean

10. intendverb

    To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.

    Synonyms:
    mean, foremind

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1. intend, mean, thinkverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   entail, call back, signify, guess, recollect, imagine, mean, consider, retrieve, call up, destine, reckon, suppose, stand for, imply, cogitate, specify, conceive, designate, think, cerebrate, recall, remember, think of, opine, have in mind, believe

2. intend, destine, designate, specifyverb

   design or destine

   "She was intended to become the director"

   Synonyms:
   fate, qualify, narrow, peg down, show, fix, nail down, delineate, stand for, point, pin down, doom, determine, indicate, particularize, assign, specify, think, signify, delegate, destine, designate, specialize, mean, depute, delimit, specialise, stipulate, delimitate, define, limit, denominate, condition, particularise, set, narrow down, set apart

3. mean, intendverb

   mean or intend to express or convey

   "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

   Synonyms:
   stand for, designate, entail, specify, have in mind, destine, signify, mean, think, imply, think of

4. mean, intend, signify, stand forverb

   denote or connote

   "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

   Synonyms:
   entail, signify, mean, typify, hold still for, represent, destine, stand for, imply, symbolise, specify, have in mind, designate, think, correspond, think of, symbolize

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1. intendverb

   Synonyms:
   mean, design, purpose, meditate, contemplate, COMPASS, propose to one's self, have in view, think of, aim at, drive at

2. intendverb

   Synonyms:
   mean, purpose, design, have the intention, propose to one's self

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1. intendverb

   Synonyms:
   design, purpose, propose, contemplate, plan

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1. List of paraphrases for "intend":

   intent, intention, hear, intended

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How to use intend in a sentence?

1. Heather Jones:

   I think it honestly confirms that they don't want to sell and it's more they intend to become bigger.

2. Peter Houde:

   We intend to look but we will not be allowed by the land owner to dig willy-nilly without good geological information about where we will likely be successful, i'm waiting for our geologists to return from summer field schools to look into it.

3. Mark Zuckerberg:

   I personally find Holocaust denial deeply offensive, and I absolutely didn’t intend to defend the intent of people who deny that, of course if a post crossed a line into advocating for violence or hate against a particular group, it would be removed. … These issues are very challenging but I believe that often the best way to fight offensive bad speech is with good speech.

4. Howard Kleinhendler:

   We have always known the more effective we are, the more the false attacks will intensify. Defending the Republic has and will continue to fight for #WeThePeople who make this country work, defending the Republic and the PAC will not be diverted from their missions by lies, innuendo and other distractions. We believe in the law, the Rule of Law, and we intend to follow it and work to reinstate and preserve it.

5. Barbara Underwood:

   As we detailed in our petition earlier this year, the Trump Foundation functioned as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trump's business and political interests, there are rules that govern private foundations — and we intend to enforce them, no matter who runs Trump Foundation.