Mean and Purpose

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Mean verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.

Usage example: I mean to win this race

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Purpose is a synonym for mean in intend topic. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a verb "Mean", when it comes to topics like activity, anticipation, proposal, planned.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Purpose verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.

Usage example: I've been purposing to fix that thing for some time now

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Mean is a synonym for purpose in intend topic. You can use "Mean" instead a verb "Purpose", if it concerns topics such as activity, anticipation, proposal, planned.

good	good mean	good purpose
common	common mean	common purpose
specific	specific mean	specific purpose
true	true mean	true purpose
Other adjectives: valid, obvious, actual, real, evil, little, main, possible, larger, primary, different.

Sure, they occasionally stomp some mean mudder-hubbers from outside reality, but their main purpose is to prevent wizards from gathering too much power and going postal.

Source: Beware the Superman
Rinnosuke has the power to identify the name and purpose of any object, but that doesn't mean he understands its actual function.

Source: Required Secondary Powers / Video Games
But no mistake, when actually fulfilling this purpose, its very, very mean.

Source: Cats Are Mean

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