set out to do something
to intend to do something – used when someone is very determined and knows clearly what they want to do

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

intend to do something to have decided that you want to do something at some time in the future:
He intends to appeal against the decision.
be going to do something especially spoken to intend to do something – used when you have made definite arrangements to do it:
We’re going to have a meeting about it next week.
I’m going to start karate lessons.
mean to do something especially spoken to intend to do something – used especially when you forget to do something or when something does not happen in the way you intended:
I’ve been meaning to call you for ages.
Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.
plan to do something to intend to do something – used especially when you have thought carefully about how and when you will do it:
The airline plans to start flights to Thailand in July.
Jane and Rob are planning to get married next year.
set out to do something to intend to do something – used when someone is very determined and knows clearly what they want to do:
He set out to make a movie that would challenge people’s prejudices.
aim to do something to intend to do something – used when saying what someone hopes to achieve:
We aim to finish the work by next week.
The film aims to explain global warming and what people can do about it.
propose to do something formal to intend to do something – used when saying what someone suggests doing:
How do you propose to deal with the situation?
have somebody/something in mind to imagine that something is the kind of thing that you want to happen, or that someone is the person you want to choose:
‘How about going out for a pizza?’ ‘That wasn’t exactly what I had in mind.’
Who do you have in mind?
have no intention of doing something to have decided that you will definitely not do something:
Tom has no intention of retiring just yet.
The government has no intention of lifting the ban.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

set out to do something
set out to (do something)
to begin doing something that is part of a plan.
When Mary set out to become a writer, she had no idea how difficult it would be to earn a living.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

set out to do something
to decide and begin to try to do something, to attempt to do something
My friend set out to learn Spanish when he went to Mexico.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲