intend
/ɪnˈtɛnd/
verb
- To have a plan or purpose in mind; to mean to do something.
- They did not intend to hurt anyone's feelings.
- She intends to travel to Japan next summer.
- I intend to finish my homework before dinner.
- To design or plan something for a particular use or person.
- The program is intended to help new students adjust.
- The gift was intended for her birthday.
- This room is intended for meetings.
- To mean or signify something (often used in formal or legal contexts).
- The law intends to protect consumers from fraud.
- What did the author intend by that final chapter?
- His comment was intended as a joke, not an insult.