intend in WordNet English dictionary

1. design or destine
   "She was intended to become the director"
   intend  destine  designate  specify 
   
2. 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 
   
3. mean or intend to express or convey
   "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
   mean  intend 
   
4. denote or connote
   "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
   mean  intend  signify  stand for