Thesaurus results for INTEND

intend

verb

in-ˈtend

Definition of intend

as in to plan

to have in mind as a purpose or goal an aspiring entrepreneur who intends to revolutionize the biotech industry

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as in to mean

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind lawyers for both sides argued for days about what was intended by a particular phrase in the law

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Recent Examples of intend Kaporos is intended to symbolize the transfer of one’s sins to a chicken. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 John Guedes intends to put up three five-story building along the Naugatuck River that would have apartments, condos and more than 30,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 But Waltz also made clear that the administration does not intend to abandon the United Nations. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 When the river trolley was first launched in 2014, it was intended to ferry locals from point to point along the river. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intend

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Verb

Vasil didn’t know what his teammates were planning and was clearly touched by the display of support.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, warned on Thursday before departing for Ukraine that Moscow is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on European countries supporting Kyiv, among them Poland.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of plan

Verb

To consider it as the certain wish of every being who could hope to influence you!

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
In other news, the fair’s popular Premise sector, which focuses on unusual curatorial displays that hope to broaden our understanding of art history, is expanding this year to include 12 participating galleries, nine of them being newcomers.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hope

Verb

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, the track signified that Vaundy’s songwriting is still very much evolving.

— Billboard Japan, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
Filmed over ten years, Mickey is a documentary about the memory of a trans woman from Sinaloa who, alongside the filmmaker who grew up with her, Dano, uses play and performance to re-signify the past and inhabit the present.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of signify

Verb

As shareholders contemplate which side to back in the ongoing vote, the only thing clear at this point is that the friendship between Garg and Lewis is officially lost, according to both parties.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
With local cops, plagued by rumors of departmental misdeeds, looking for a peaceful solution and federal authorities contemplating extreme action, the situation escalates.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of contemplate

Verb

This implies that our own hindbrain is already represented by an exclusive lineage of cells distinct from the forebrain and midbrain just three weeks after conception, roughly when other major organs like the heart are distinguishing themselves.

— Mike McRae September 21, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
The poet, Pavese implies, is a creature of Chaos—that anarchic state in which good is mixed with bad and monsters mingle with men and gods.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of imply

Verb

Preckwinkle aimed the loans at districts with limited borrowing capacity or low cash reserves, offering interest-free money with a simpler application.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The technology is aimed at both electric mobility and stationary energy storage.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of aim

Verb

Michelin has introduced a rating of wineries where one grape denotes a very good producer; two an excellent producer, and three an exceptional producer.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
The following table, like others below, shows their ages on June 1, 2030, with greens highlighting younger players and reds denoting those who’ll be over 30.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026