vverb.cognitionhave in mind as a purposeSynset:mean think
Examples:- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
Derivationally Related Form:intentionintent
Inherited Hypernyms:intend
Direct Hyponyms:aimbe afterdesignplanproposepurportpurpose
Full Troponyms:aimdesigndraw a bead onhopeoverrunovershootplanthink out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | They --- to move (apply to: mean, intend, think)
vverb.cognitiondesign or destineSynset:designate destine specify
Examples:- She was intended to become the director
Derivationally Related Form:destination
Hypernyms:plan
Inherited Hypernyms:intendplanthink
Direct Hyponyms:aimcalculatedesigndirectmeanslate
Full Troponyms:calculatedesignmeanslate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE
vverb.communicationmean or intend to express or conveySynset:mean
Examples:- You never understand what I mean!
- what do his words intend?
Derivationally Related Form:intentmeaning
Hypernyms:convey
Inherited Hypernyms:meanconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:aimdrivegetimportrepresentsignifyspellstand forsymbolisesymbolizetypify
Full Troponyms:aimbodydriveembodyexemplifysignifyspelltypify
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationdenote or connoteSynset:mean signify stand for
Examples:- 'maison' means 'house' in French
- An example sentence would show what this word means
Derivationally Related Form:signsignificationmeaningsignifier
Inherited Hypernyms:mean
Direct Hyponyms:denoterefer
Full Troponyms:announceapplybullet votedenoteenumerateeuphemizeexpresshark backitemizelistnamenumberrecurslurtwistvote
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something