Had a purpose in mind

• "I ___ what I said"
• "That's not what I ___!"
• Signified
• "I ___ what I said!"
• "That's not what I ___ to say"
• Destined (to)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" [syn: intend ] have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: entail , imply ] denote or connote; ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
past participle of mean (v.).

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES meant no disrespect ▪ It was said on the spur of the moment and I meant no disrespect to anybody. meant nothing (= was not important ) ▪ Politics meant nothing to me for years. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB also ▪ This ...