| Main Entry: | intend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have in mind; determine |
Synonyms: |
add up, aim, appoint, aspire to, attempt, be determined, be resolved, connote, contemplate, decree, dedicate, denote, design, designate, destine, devote, endeavor, essay, expect, express, figure on, have in mind, hope to, import, indicate, look forward, mean, meditate, ordain, plan, plot, propose, purpose, reserve, resolve, scheme, set apart, set aside, signify, spell, strive, think, try |
| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point or direct at a goal |
Synonyms: |
address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in |
| Main Entry: | calculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plan on |
Synonyms: |
aim, anticipate, assume, bank on, build, count on, depend on, design, intend, judge, plan, reckon, rely on, suppose, think likely, trust |
| Main Entry: | connote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imply |
Synonyms: |
add up to, betoken, denote, designate, evidence, express, hint at, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, intimate, involve, mean, signify, spell, suggest |
| Notes: | denote means to make known or plainly mean, while connote means to express or state indirectly or imply |
Antonyms: |
denote |
| Main Entry: | contemplate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think about seriously; plan |
Synonyms: |
aim, aspire to, brood over, chew over, consider, cool out, deliberate, design, envisage, excogitate, expect, foresee, intend, kick around, mean, meditate on, mind, mull over, muse over, observe, percolate, perpend, ponder, propose, purpose, reflect upon, ruminate, size up, speculate, study, take in, think of, weigh |
Antonyms: |
discard, disregard, forget, neglect, scorn, slight |
| Main Entry: | denote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate, mean |
Synonyms: |
add up, announce, argue, bespeak, betoken, connote, evidence, express, finger, flash, hang sign on, imply, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, make, mark, peg, prove, put down for, put finger on, show, signify, spell, stand for, symbol, symbolize, tab, tag, typify |
| Main Entry: | destine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | predetermine, ordain |
Synonyms: |
allot, appoint, assign, consecrate, decide, decree, dedicate, design, determine, devote, doom, doom to, earmark*, fate, foreordain, intend, mark out, predestine, preform, preordain, purpose, reserve |
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point in a direction; guide |
Synonyms: |
address, aim, beam, cast, conduct, escort, fix, focus, head, incline, indicate, intend, lay, lead, level, mean, move in, pilot, point, point the way, present, route, see, set, shepherd, show, sight, sight on, slant, steer, target, train, turn, zero in |
Antonyms: |
diverge, misdirect |
| Main Entry: | drive at |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mean, suggest as meaning |
Synonyms: |
aim, allude to, contemplate, design, get at, have in mind, hint at, imply, indicate, intend, intimate, propose, refer to, signify |
| Main Entry: | endeavor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to achieve something |
Synonyms: |
address, aim, apply, aspire, assay, bid for, buck, determine, dig, do one's best, drive at, essay, go for broke, go for, grind, hammer away, hassle, have a crack, have a shot at, have a swing at, hump, hustle, intend, labor, make a run at, make an effort, offer, peg away, plug, pour it on, purpose, push, risk, scratch, seek, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, take on, take pains, try, undertake, venture |
Antonyms: |
be idle, ignore, laze, procrastinate, put off |