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| aim |
to direct toward or intend for. [2/6 definitions] |
| calculate |
to intend; design. [1/3 definitions] |
| design |
to intend for a specific goal or purpose. [1/11 definitions] |
| mean1 |
to intend to express. [4/2 definitions] |
| mean business |
to intend definite and serious action. |
| meditate |
to intend or plan; think about doing or accomplishing. [1/3 definitions] |
| notice |
a formal statement that you intend to end a job or arrangement. [1/3 definitions] |
| propose |
to intend or plan. [1/3 definitions] |
| purport |
to intend; propose. [1/4 definitions] |
| purpose |
to set as an aim; intend. [1/6 definitions] |
| scrounge |
to borrow or seek to borrow something one does not intend to repay; wheedle. [1/5 definitions] |
| strategy |
a method or plan of action that you intend to use for some purpose. |
| violence |
actions that intend to cause injury, pain, or harm. |
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