Intend and Think

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Intend verb - Have in mind as a purpose.

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Think is a synonym for intend in determine topic. In some cases you can use "Think" instead a verb "Intend", when it comes to topics like proposal.

Think verb - Have in mind as a purpose.

Usage example: She didn't think to harm me

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Intend is a synonym for think in proposal topic. You can use "Intend" instead a verb "Think".

Nearby Word: thinking

sense	intend sense	think sense
help	intend help	think help
part	intend part	think part
best	intend best	think best
Other words: way, plan, bit, nothing.

If Grade and Kastner intend to continue producing films with standards this low, I think they ought instead, in simple fairness, to simply give their money to filmmakers at random.

Source: Roger Ebert Most Hated Film List
Deadpan Snarker: So deadpan you'd think the guy didn't even intend for it to be a joke.

Source: Music / Geoff Berner
The designers of the Brave Police didn't intend sentient robots, and didn't even think it was possible they could gain sentience.

Source: Anime / Brave Police J-Decker

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