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[ verb ] intend to refer to

Synonyms

think_of mean

Examples

"I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France" "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

Used in print

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

When the words are used , we are never sure which of the traditional meanings the user may have_in_mind , or to_what_extent his revisions and rejections of former understandings correspond to ours .

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

He went_on to explain what he had_in_mind .

Related terms

relate associate mention

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