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1. (n.) intention
an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
2. intention
the end or object intended; purpose.
3. intention
intentions,
4. intention
purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct:
a bungler with good intentions.
5. intention
purpose or attitude with respect to marriage:
Are his intentions serious?
6. intention
the act or fact of intending.
7. intention
Logic.
8. intention
reference by signs, concepts, etc., to concrete things, their properties, classes, or the relationships among them.
9. intention
meaning or significance.
10. intention
the person or thing meant to benefit from a prayer or religious offering.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L intēnsio)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) purpose, intent, intention, aim, design
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
"his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
2. (noun) intention
(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
"his intentions are entirely honorable"
3. (noun) intention
an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out
"my intention changed once I saw her"
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1. (noun) intention
what sb plans to do
Her intention was to pay them back immediately.; I have no intention of talking to him again.; All his good intentions lead to little action.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) intention
a stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness
2. (noun) intention
a determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York
3. (noun) intention
the object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim
4. (noun) intention
the state of being strained. See Intension
5. (noun) intention
any mental apprehension of an object
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. intention
What a person has in mind to do or bring about.
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. intention
An aim or design (as distinct from capability) to execute a specified course of action.
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Sense: what a person plans or intends to do
He has no intention of leaving; He went to see the boss with the intention of asking for a pay rise; If I have offended you, it was quite without intention; good intentions.
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 Afrikaans: bedoeling, voorneme |
 Arabic: قَصْد، نِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: намерение |
 Brazilian: intenção |
 Czech: záměr, úmysl |
 German: die Absicht |
 Danish: hensigt; intention |
 Greek: πρόθεση |
 Spanish: intención |
 Estonian: kavatsus |
 Farsi: قصد؛ منظور |
 Finnish: aikomus |
 French: intention |
 Hebrew: כַּווָנָה |
 Hindi: सदाशय |
 Croatian: nakana |
 Hungarian: (feltett) szándék |
 Indonesian: maksud |
 Icelandic: ætlun |
 Italian: intenzione |
 Japanese: 意図 |
 Korean: 의도, 의향 |
 Lithuanian: ketinimas |
 Latvian: nodoms; nolūks |
 Malay: bertujuan |
 Dutch: bedoeling |
 Norwegian: hensikt, intensjon, formå |
 Polish: zamiar |
 Persian: قصد؛ منظور |
 Pashto: تصميم، مقصد، غايه، پاى پا |
 Portuguese: intenção |
 Romanian: intenţie |
 Russian: намерение |
 Slovak: úmysel, zámer |
 Slovenian: namen |
 Serbian: namera |
 Swedish: avsikt, syfte, uppsåt |
 Thai: เจตนา |
 Turkish: niyet, amaç, maksat |
 Taiwanese: 意圖 |
 Ukrainian: намір, мета |
 Urdu: ارادہ |
 Vietnamese: ý định |
 Chinese: 意图 |
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