Import and Intend

Import

Import verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.
Usage example: the word “freedom” can import different things to different people

Intend is a synonym for import in meaning topic. In some cases you can use "Intend" instead a verb "Import".

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

Import is a synonym for intend in determine topic. You can use "Import" instead a verb "Intend", if it concerns topics such as meaning.

Common collocations

way import way intend way
creatures import creatures intend creatures
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