Answer to "Intend" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MEAN which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.

Intend crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
MEAN67 %4
AIM19 %3
PLAN4 %4
MEANTO2 %6
PROPOSE2 %7
DESTINE2 %7
HAVEANEYETO1 %11
HOPE1 %4
AIMTO1 %5

Why may MEAN be the right solution?

The word "mean" can be used as a verb to indicate intention or purpose. Therefore, it is the right solution for the clue "Intend."

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Intend

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • think
  • mean
  • destine
  • stand for
  • specify
  • designate
  • signify
  • hope
  • wish
  • want
  • believe
  • consider

Crossword Answer definitions

MEAN verb
  1. To lament.
MEAN verb
  1. To intend.
  2. To convey (a meaning).
  3. To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
  4. To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
  5. (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
MEAN adjective
  1. Common; general.
  2. Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
  3. Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
  4. Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
  5. Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
  6. Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
  7. Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating
  8. Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.
  9. Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another
  10. Powerful; fierce; strong
  11. Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
  12. Difficult, tricky.
MEAN noun
  1. (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
  2. (in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
  3. Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
  4. The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
  5. The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
  6. 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.
  7. Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
MEAN adjective
  1. Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
  2. Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.

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