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English to English noun
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the intended meaning of a communication |  | source: wordnet30
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the pervading meaning or tenor | | Example: caught the general drift of the conversation
source: wordnet30
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Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor. | | source: webster1913
verb
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have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming | | Example: The letter purports to express people's opinion
source: wordnet30
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propose or intend | | Example: I aim to arrive at noon
source: wordnet30
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To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive. | | source: webster1913
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