intend vs direct
direct vs intendintend is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.
intend and direct both are verbs.
intend is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| intend | No | No | Yes | No |
| direct | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
As verbs,
direct is a hyponym of
intend; that is, direct is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
intend:
- intend: design or destine
- direct: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
| intend (adjective) | direct (adjective) |
|---|---|
| direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short | |
| (of a current) flowing in one direction only | |
| straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action | |
| similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity | |
| in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child | |
| moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth | |
| lacking compromising or mitigating elements | |
| in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker | |
| having no intervening persons, agents, conditions | |
| being an immediate result or consequence |
| intend (verb) | direct (verb) |
|---|---|
| have in mind as a purpose | plan and direct (a complex undertaking) |
| design or destine | specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public |
| mean or intend to express or convey | command with authority |
| denote or connote | give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction |
| put an address on (an envelope) | |
| point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards | |
| intend (something) to move towards a certain goal | |
| guide the actors in (plays and films) | |
| lead, as in the performance of a composition | |
| take somebody somewhere | |
| cause to go somewhere | |
| direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | |
| govern or manage |
| intend (adverb) | direct (adverb) |
|---|---|
| without deviation |
Words related to "intend"
Words related to "direct"
- absolute
- act
- address
- administer
- aim
- airt
- alternating
- apprise
- apprize
- astronomy
- beacon
- blow
- bluff
- blunt
- brutal
- calculate
- candid
- care
- cast
- channel
- channelise
- channelize
- charge
- choreograph
- command
- conduct
- conn
- contrive
- control
- corner
- crab
- create
- deal
- designate
- destine
- direct
- directive
- directly
- directness
- director
- displace
- divert
- do
- dock
- door-to-door
- draw a bead on
- electricity
- engineer
- enjoin
- exact
- execute
- flat-footed
- flatfooted
- forthright
- frank
- free-spoken
- give
- guide
- hand
- handle
- have
- head
- helm
- hit
- hold
- home in
- honest
- honorable
- immediate
- indirect
- instruct
- instrument
- intend
- inverse
- label
- lead
- lead astray
- level
- lineal
- make
- man-to-man
- manage
- maneuver
- manoeuver
- manoeuvre
- mastermind
- math
- mathematics
- maths
- matrilineal
- matrilinear
- misaddress
- misdirect
- misguide
- mislead
- move
- music
- navigate
- no-nonsense
- nonstop
- operate
- orchestrate
- order
- organise
- organize
- outspoken
- overshoot
- park
- patrilineal
- patrilinear
- perform
- performing arts
- pilot
- place
- plain
- plainspoken
- plan
- point
- point the way
- point-blank
- pointed
- position
- primary
- project
- pull over
- range in
- re-address
- redirect
- refer
- related
- retrograde
- route
- run
- say
- send
- sheer
- show
- sight
- specify
- square
- stage direct
- stand out
- starboard
- steer
- stet
- straight
- straight-from-the-shoulder
- straightforward
- straightness
- swing
- take
- take aim
- talk down
- target
- tell
- through
- throw
- train
- tree
- turn
- undeviating
- unilateral
- unmediated
- unswerving
- unvarnished
- upfront
- uranology
- usher
- verbatim
- zero in
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