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Verb
▲
To hope for, or aspire to, a goal or dream
mean
plan
aim
propose
contemplate
purpose
design
aspire
expect
earmark
hope
allow
calculate
desire
destine
determine
envisage
go
look
meditate
purport
scheme
want
wish
be determined
be going
be looking
consign
foresee
have every intention
have plans
have the intention
anticipate
appoint
attempt
be plotting
be resolved
connote
decree
dedicate
designate
devote
endeavourUK
endeavorUS
essay
have in view
have resolved
indicate
ordain
plot
reserve
resolve
strive
think
try
have in mind
have set out
mark out
set apart
think of
add up
aspire to
figure on
hope to
look forward
set aside
have it in mind
more ❯
“She intends to do A levels and go to university.”
Verb
▲
To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished)
mean
denote
signify
spell
import
express
imply
suggest
indicate
connote
betoken
intimate
designate
point to
involve
signal
smack of
add up to
hint at
evidence
predicate
insinuate
purport
entail
symbolizeUS
represent
have an aura of
have an atmosphere of
have overtones of
give the impression of
evoke
impart
evince
infer
be a sign of
reflect
display
register
exhibit
disclose
communicate
illustrate
manifest
mark
pinpoint
prove
attest
witness
signpost
speak
bear out
tell of
testify to
point at
serve as evidence of
flag up
be symptomatic of
make known
bear witness to
point toward
point out
pin down
be a symptom of
gesture towards
hint
allude
shadow
put in mind of
call to mind
lead to believe
remind you of
call up
remind
typify
adumbrate
occur
put one in mind of
get at
put you in mind of
summon up
be redolent of
cross the mind
point
drive at
advert
point in direction of
make you think of
refer
remind one of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To consider or give serious or careful thought to
meditate
contemplate
consider
deliberate
ponder
cogitate
ruminate
muse
reflect
revolve
design
plan
chew over
mull over
purpose
scheme
brood
devise
digest
pore over
speculate
think
think about
debate
entertain
eye
perpend
project
propose
puzzle
question
study
turn
turn over
weigh
weigh up
cerebrate
plot
chew the cud
dream
engage in contemplation
figure
kick around
moon
roll
track
view
wrestle with
be lost in thought
debate with oneself
be in a thoughtful state
brood over
entertain idea
have in mind
puzzle over
think deeply
think over
say to oneself
put on thinking cap
be in a brown study
look over
audit
go into
test
dig into
sift
search
go through
vet
work over
check over
give something the once-over
oversee
inquire into
overlook
con
prospect
case
look
scope
scrutinate
go over with a fine-tooth comb
skim
assay
recce
subject to an examination
dig
stare
reconnoitreUK
verify
search into
reconnoiterUS
browse
try out
scour
criticizeUS
interpret
look through
anatomize
record
screen
gaze
delve
pry
deal with
criticiseUK
interrogate
run over
supervise
scout
trial
quiz
peer
try
cover
seek
superintend
check up on
scope out
correct
knock
run through
revise
take a look at
put through its paces
check up
run down
separate
take down
put down
divide
sample
break down
frisk
thumb through
determine
prove
pick at
penetrate
pierce
register
summarizeUS
goggle
gawp
cross-examine
catechize
gawk
read up on
look at carefully
blink
skim through
glare
look-see
conduct investigations into
check into
experiment with
dip into
find out
conduct an investigation into
open up
reiterate
repeat
sound out
suss out
feel out
give something a going-over
slam
pan
rip
reedit
rave
trash
zap
nitpick
keep track of
summariseUK
give the once-over
poll
run your eye over
stake out
nose around
bad-mouth
put to the test
tackle
give the once over
try to get to the bottom of
keep a check on
look closely
swipe at
read through
skin alive
write a critique
give one's opinion
take notice of
pay attention to
take apart
enquire about
rake
identify
dissolve
sweep
deconstruct
write about
follow up
examine closely
decompose
parse
make enquiries about
candle
put under a microscope
ask
confirm
surf
field-test
look around
epitomizeUS
critique
make inquiry
abstract
pursue
glance through
encapsulate
snoop
balance
outline
browse through
leaf through
look see
glance over
take
sift through
read over
peep
recapitulate
pick apart
report
wade through
reprise
inquisite
ogle
flick through
chart
brief
peek
be absorbed in
inquire about
pilot
contemplate on
synopsize
conduct an enquiry into
take stock
scout out
give something a look-see
probe into
pry into
search for
experimentalize
recap
admire
write up
focus
poke around
cast an eye over
glim
play around with
make inquiries
shake down
epitomiseUK
have a look-see
try on
boil down
keep in sight
test the waters
get an eyeful
carry out trials on
match up
eagle eye
make a recce of
wrap up
take a good look
try on for size
look vacantly
give a tryout
make a trial run
look fixedly
rehearse
practiceUS
revisit
hash
find fault
pick holes
ask about
get down to brass tacks
look round
find out about
ask questions about
unpack a text
traverse
reduce
pore
read intently
sound
redact
censor
make enquiries
fractionate
cut
riffle through
practiseUK
squint
talk about
range over
quest
peg
examine carefully
perlustrate
comb
smoke
have a look at
pass through
conduct an enquiry
plumb
restate
make an observation of
leave no stone unturned
gageUS
triangulate
canvas
interview
solicit
glass
pass under review
look earnestly
sit in
burrow into
burn up
size
graph
gaugeUK
valuate
roast
grill
hit
request
decompound
take as an example
look at as an example
consider as an example
describe
riff
flash
riffle
rumble
bone up
seek an answer
squinny
make sense of
rubberneck at
gawk at
carry out an inquest into
put out a feeler
establish
leaf
pin
bore
gloat
try to see
treat
subject to an inspection
clarify
accept
take the measure of
look upon
map out
consult the archives
look up
ascertain
certify
tally
kick the tires
lay bare
concern itself with
look through narrowed eyes
squint at
give opinion
take a gander
look something up and down
metabolizeUS
metaboliseUK
speculate on
do tests
substantiate
electioneer
campaign
look up and down
validate
demonstrate
trawl
tell
hit up
request information
seek information
seek information of
request information of
give an opinion
pass judgment on
comment upon
count
ensure
prove out
stack up
wiretap
muckrake
bug
underseek
tap
poke
cudgel
think hard
give much thought to
marvel
think hard about
ask oneself about
follow a line of investigation
put something through its paces
send up a balloon
run something up the flagpole
see how it flies
put something to the test
run it up a flagpole
see how wind blows
run idea by someone
put someone through their paces
put something to the proof
commentate on
broadcast details of
bandy
agitate
dispute
diagnose
read into
listen in
flick
thumb
test out
doorstep
spy out
recon
make sure of
keep account
write an account of
give details of
do research into
put questions to
ask questions of
be all ears
make inquiries about
ventilate
run
ballot
circulariseUK
circularizeUS
apply
conduct experiments
conduct research
carry out trials
do
wade
sift the evidence concerning
search the evidence concerning
make a reconnaissance of
catalogUS
catalogueUK
log
index
file
trace
contrast
do tests on
futz around
road-test
test drive
practice with
put to trial
fool with
carry out tests
mess around
make a survey of
look out for
take a shufti round
see how the land lies
look for
find out the lie of the land
make a reconnaissance
track down
run reconnaissance
set eyes on
case the joint
scout around
rustle up
be taught
juxtapose
diarize
enumerate
chronicle
minute
take a good look at
swot up on
bat around or back and forth
hash out
be a ward heeler
differentiate
collate
listen to
comment on
correlate
jot down
put on file
keep up to date with
keep a note of
put on record
keep details of
mark down
note down
keep up with
put on paper
keep a record of
set down
make an inventory of
write down
make a note of
watch over
keep account of
keep in touch with
measure
take classes in
winnow
take a course in
undersee
finger
concoct
parallel
compete
invent
give your opinion of
write a critique of
hang
place in juxtaposition
stack up against
confront
measure the differences between
set side by side
measure up
balance the differences between
weigh against
stand the pace
segregate
weigh the differences between
oppose
stand the test
weigh against another
set against
put side by side
contrive
pat down
refer to
flip through
outstare
fabricate
construct
glower
manufacture
plough through
bury oneself in
scratch the surface
look intently
stare in wonder
focus on
have a good look
fix on
look hard
rivet on
watch closely
lay eyes on
stare open-mouthed
evolve
develop
frame
educe
derive
think up
make up
cook up
trump up
work out
drum up
vamp up
come up with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To choose to do
will
decree
order
direct
ordain
command
bid
cause
determine
effect
resolve
want
wish
authoriseUK
authorizeUS
demand
enjoin
exert
insist
request
decide on
bring about
choose to do
Verb
▲
To conceive or see something within one's mind
envision
imagine
see
envisage
visualiseUK
visualizeUS
picture
anticipate
ideate
predict
conceit
conceive
conceive of
contemplate
dream
expect
fancy
fantasiseUK
fantasizeUS
fantasy
feature
foresee
image
propose
vision
behold
conceptualiseUK
conceptualizeUS
externaliseUK
externalizeUS
grasp
materialiseUK
materializeUS
mean
objectify
realiseUK
realizeUS
regard
survey
view
conjure up
look upon
think of
think up
conjure up an image of
dream up
perceive
consider
project
depict
create
fantasize about
dream about
form a picture of
make up
make believe
form a mental picture of
build castles in air
see in one's mind
see in the mind's eye
appreciate
apprehend
evoke
daydream
divine
conjure up a picture of
dream of
call to mind
bring to mind
create in your mind
conjure up a mental picture of
see in your mind's eye
suppose
believe
think
conjecture
surmise
guess
concoct
frame
reckon
suspect
hallucinate
gather
assume
scheme
infer
interpret
cook up
conjure
be under the impression
be of the opinion
be of the view
be inclined to think
have an idea
trump up
head trip
think it conceivable
think it likely
more ❯
Verb
▲
Appear to be or do something, especially falsely
purport
claim
profess
pretend
allege
declare
maintain
seem
appear
assert
mean
signify
affirm
aver
avouch
avow
contend
express
impersonate
import
indicate
insist
proclaim
protest
suggest
warrant
betoken
convey
denote
imply
lay claim
personate
be apparently
be ostensibly
pose as
set oneself up
allege that one is
be disguised as
masquerade as
pass for
set oneself up as
assert that one is
imply that one is
maintain that one is
pass oneself off as
point to
proclaim that one is
represent oneself as
feign the identity of
display
demonstrate
betray
impart
give away
prove
attest
aim
make known
testify to
bear witness to
point at
point out
cue
evoke
register
remind
adumbrate
reflect
conjure up
illustrate
touch on
advert
point
cite
bring up
bring to mind
make a reference to the fact
point in direction of
speak
pin down
lead to believe
contemplate
design
purpose
establish
state
have in mind
make
lead up to
pinpoint
witness
pronounce
signpost
specify
predict
clue
bear out
serve as evidence of
gesture towards
foretell
broadcast
exclaim
address
ask
discuss
stipulate
argue
arrange
accost
engage
leave evidence
lead to
leave tracks
leave trace
read
typify
promise
shadow
occur
uncover
promulgate
showcase
publish
make clear
feature
present
brandish
summon up
remind you of
call up
remind one of
put one in mind of
be redolent of
make you think of
put in mind of
call to mind
put you in mind of
cross the mind
introduce
inform
acquaint
drop
apprise
foreshadow
coax
solicit
advise
make allusion
advert to
make reference
mention in passing
talk about
jog memory
refer to the fact
shew
make a passing reference
refer in passing
mention en passant
speak briefly of
make an allusion to
tip one's hand
put flea in ear
let out of bag
gesture
wave
motion
beckon
nod
gesticulate
flag
direct
semaphore
signalizeUS
warn
usher in
signaliseUK
give a sign to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To convey or express in a particular way or manner
express
convey
state
articulate
communicate
voice
intimate
phrase
reveal
say
word
couch
denote
enunciate
pronounce
utter
air
assert
speak
tell
verbaliseUK
verbalizeUS
put
vent
frame
proclaim
put across
asseverate
declare
disclose
get across
profess
put over
render
designate
expound
formulate
get over
give
import
mouth
raise
sound
spell
ventilate
bespeak
divulge
give expression to
testify to
broach
circulate
clothe
connote
hint
insinuate
make public
point out
put into words
suggest
testify
give vent to
give voice to
pop off
stand for
add up to
make known
more ❯
Verb
▲
Be going to
shall
should
need
must
will
have to
ought to
want to
be obliged
intend to
mean to
be about to
be going to
be obliged to
be under an obligation to
be compelled to
ought
be under a compulsion to
have need to
need to
be required to
got to
be necessitated to
be driven to
be made to
must needs
have no choice but to
be ordered to
have got to
be directed to
more ❯
Verb
▲
Appoint to a job or position
nominate
appoint
name
assign
commission
designate
select
choose
elect
make
attach
constitute
delegate
detail
dub
place
empower
promote
bename
cognominate
decide
draughtUK
draftUS
elevate
mean
offer
pick
proffer
purpose
slate
slot
specify
tab
tap
tender
decide on
put down for
sanction
permit
approve
endorse
allow
OK
sign on
pay
validate
ratify
let
secure
okay
support
initiate
back
secure the services of
assume
put on the payroll
privilege
rubber-stamp
give authority to
consent to
set up
clear
give permission
vouch for
countenance
take into employment
agree to
give the green light to
give the thumbs up to
give the go-ahead
give the green light
fee
legitimizeUS
capacitate
reserve
procure
plant
endow
legitimiseUK
confirm
ink
formalizeUS
give power to
approbate
homologate
finalizeUS
contract for
consent
give the go-ahead to
give permission to
truck with
grant the right to
take on board
have in employment
finaliseUK
formaliseUK
have on the payroll
begin
load
found
equip
start
launch
originate
uphold
introduce
organizeUS
instate
demand
pioneer
innovate
give
lease
rent
require
sign
enthrone
organiseUK
suffer
give someone the authority
carry
give authority
affirm
approve of
bespeak
legalizeUS
give leave to
honourUK
put in place
give approval to
legaliseUK
honorUS
assent to
arm
give the OK to
bring in
fill a position
give assent to
give the nod
burden
apportion
enfranchise
encumber
saddle
apprentice
indenture
confer a right to
sign off on
champion
borrow
get behind
give permission for
lend your name to
give leave for
give a certificate to
give a diploma to
guarantee
recommend
advocate
give a right to
pay for the use of
give consent to
give the OK
give one's seal of approval to
give the thumbs up
instilUK
inject
fill
instillUS
imbue
suffuse
infuse
entrust with
charge with
seat
provide
baptizeUS
say the word
give the word
undertake
utiliseUK
exploit
promise
sublease
pledge
sublet
occupy
utilizeUS
obtain
franchise
certificate
prearrange
legislate for
grant authorization to
grant authority to
give authorization to
bequeath
baptiseUK
tolerate
request
put into effect
make into law
give work
find help
grant leave to
grant a permit to
give the right to
grant permission to
grant a licence to
give a permit to
give a licence to
corroborate
requisition
cause
admit to office
give a break
give job to
make use of
put to work
add to payroll
take into service
exact
deploy
position
garrison
dignify
brook
accede to
come on board
justify
deserve
acquiesce in
greenlight
base
site
bind
authenticate
form
excuse
merit
rule on
arrange a date for
elect for
arrange a time for
bid for
ennoble
concede
admit of
free up
say the magic word
have
endue
stabilizeUS
festoon
give okay
raise
exalt
erect
give leave
strengthen
hear of
stabiliseUK
coronate
adorn
sit still for
give something the nod
outsource
give the O.K.
contract out
heighten
dower
reward
be big
live with
subcontract
rate
vindicate
lodge
situate
park
shape
develop
countersign
disapprove
substantiate
give the stamp of approval to
give a blank cheque to
condone
earn
bear out
put on duty
be behind
give stamp of approval
rubber stamp
entail
necessitate
graduate
be a justification for
explain away
be a reason for
qualify for
account for
commence
train
be a defence of
be worth
offer grounds for
prepare
fit
condition
succeed
ground
ready
start off
get going
keep on the payroll
give ground for
be deserving of
be entitled to
invest with power
give means to
give the power to
give the means to
jump
lay the first stone of
lay the cornerstone of
kick off
break the ice
start up
put in motion
lay the foundations of
bow
get things rolling
get under way
bring into being
set in motion
get off the ground
usher in
bring up the curtain on
get underway
break in
make up
score
suffice
meet
gain certification
gain qualifications
be authorisedUK
pass muster
be licensed
suit
be certified
be worthy of
get through
be authorizedUS
be nominated
cut it
measure up
get by
make it
hack it
be suitable
check out
make the grade
fill the bill
earn one's wings
make the cut
come through with flying colours
be in the running
come up to snuff
more ❯
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