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n. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

n. what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

n. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

aim, resolve

v. reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"

aim, purport, propose

v. propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"

motivation, motive, need

n. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

inducement, incentive

n. a positive motivational influence

service, help, avail

n. a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

spot, point

n. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

rationale, principle

n. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

object, aim, objective, target

n. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

pattern, design, blueprint

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

plan, program, programme

n. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

notion, whimsy, whimsey, whim

n. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

plot, secret plan

n. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"

scheme, strategy

n. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

ideal

n. the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

type

n. a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"

interpretation, reading, version

n. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

object

n. the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"

means, method

n. a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

projection, project

n. a planned undertaking

substance, center, sum, centre, core, essence, heart, inwardness, marrow, kernel, gist, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

ambition, aspiration, dream

n. a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"

elect

v. select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"

prefer, give priority to one creditor

v. give preference to one creditor over another

elect

v. choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"

mean, stand for, intend, signify

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

mean, intend

v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

study, meditate, contemplate

v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

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