Express and Intend

Express

Express verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.
Usage example: an upraised thumb is now universally recognized as a gesture expressing approval or encouragement

Intend is a synonym for express in mean topic. In some cases you can use "Intend" instead a verb "Express", when it comes to topics like articulate.

Intend

Intend verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.
Usage example: lawyers for both sides argued for days about what was intended by a particular phrase in the law

Express is a synonym for intend in mean topic. Sometimes you can use "Express" instead a verb "Intend", if it concerns topics such as determine.

Common collocations

way express way intend way
guilt express guilt intend guilt
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