Difference between Intend and Mean

What is the difference between Intend and Mean?

Intend as a verb is to stretch to extend; distend. while Mean as a verb is to convey, signify, or indicate.

Intend

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To stretch to extend; distend. To strain; make tense. To intensify; strengthen. To apply with energy. To bend or turn; direct, as one's course or journey. To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard. To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); be intent upon; mean; design; plan; purpose. To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold. To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.

Example sentence: I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.

Mean

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An intermediate step or intermediate steps.The average, the arithmetic mean.Loosely, an intermediate value or range of values; a mid-value; a vague average.Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To convey, signify, or indicate.To want or intend to convey.To intend; to plan on doing.To have conviction in what one says.To have intentions of a some kind.To result in; to bring about.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Causing or intending to cause intentional harm; bearing ill will towards another; cruel; malicious.Miserly; stingy.Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.Powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging.Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.Low in quality; inferior.Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.

Example sentence: Money doesn't mean anything to me. I've made a lot of money, but I want to enjoy life and not stress myself building my bank account. I give lots away and live simply, mostly out of a suitcase in hotels. We all know that good health is much more important.

We hope you now know whether to use Intend or Mean in your sentence.

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