To set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.
To follow or mark a path toward.
To precede in time.
To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
To have (an) intention, purpose, or design; to intend; to mean.
meaning for existing or doing something.
Resolution; determination.
Function, role.
The end for which something is done, is made or exists.