Definitions for intention
ɪnˈtɛn ʃənin·ten·tion

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. purpose, intent, intention, aim, design(noun)

   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. intention(noun)

   (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal

   "his intentions are entirely honorable"

3. intention(noun)

   an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out

   "my intention changed once I saw her"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. intention(Noun)

   A course of action that a person intends to follow.

   My intention was to marry a wealthy widow.

2. intention(Noun)

   The goal or purpose behind a specific action or set of actions

   The intention of this legislation is to boost the economy.

3. intention(Noun)

   Tension; straining, stretching.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Intention(noun)

   a stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness

2. Intention(noun)

   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. Intention(noun)

   the object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim

4. Intention(noun)

   the state of being strained. See Intension

5. Intention(noun)

   any mental apprehension of an object

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Intention

   Intention is an agent's specific purpose in performing an action or series of actions, the end or goal that is aimed at. Outcomes that are not anticipated and not foreseen are known as unintended consequences. Intentional behavior can also be just thoughtful and deliberate goal-directedness. Recent research in experimental philosophy has shown that other factors may also matter for whether or not an action is counted as intentional.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Intention

   What a person has in mind to do or bring about.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. intention

   An aim or design (as distinct from capability) to execute a specified course of action.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. intention

   An action toward a goal or purpose.

   It was her intention to remain at her current job as she loved it.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'intention' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2177

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'intention' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2963

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'intention' in Nouns Frequency: #751

How to pronounce intention?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say intention in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of intention in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of intention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of intention in a Sentence

1. Andrea Bocelli:

   All that counts in life is intention.

2. Emotional McIlroy:

   To me it's kind of a non issue, I'm not really sure why he's decided to make such an issue out of it, as far as I'm concerned a number of people yelled 'fore.' He made the argument that since I hit the ball it should have came out of my mouth first and I guess I can see that. It's unfortunate it ended up the way it did. It certainly wasn't my intention to put anyone in harm's way. I had my wife in the gallery, my coaches. I'm surprised it's come to this point.

3. Jen Scheinman Nutrition:

   It sets the day off with a healthy intention, with a sense of comfort. ... I know this is what I do.

4. Robert Hall:

   The innocence of the intention abates nothing of the mischief of the example.

5. Makenosi Maroo:

   In anticipation of the volumes expected to be imported into South Africa, the (GMO) Executive Council has approved the adjustment of a permit condition which relates to the handling requirement, there is therefore no intention to relax safety assessment or risk management procedures prescribed.

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