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ɪnˈtɛn ʃə nlin·ten·tion·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. intentional, knowingadjective

    characterized by conscious design or purpose

    "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"

  2. designed, intentionaladjective

    done or made or performed with purpose and intent

    "style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation"- Havelock Ellis; "games designed for all ages"; "well-designed houses"

Wiktionary

  1. intentionaladjective

    Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.

  2. intentionaladjective

    Done with intent.

  3. Etymology: intention + -al

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Intentionaladjective

    Designed; done by design.

    Etymology: intentionel, Fr. from intention.

    The glory of God is the great end which every intelligent being is bound to consult, by a direct and intentional service. John Rogers, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. intentional

    Intentional is an adjective that describes a behavior or action that is deliberate or done on purpose, with intent or determination to achieve a certain outcome. It is characterized by conscious planning or decision making. It refers to actions not happening by chance or accident, but driven by an individual's conscious thought or decision.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intentionaladjective

    done by intention or design; intended; designed; as, the act was intentional, not accidental

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. intentionnel.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intentional in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intentional in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of intentional in a Sentence

  1. Jason Miller:

    This ties in with Independence Day, independent from social media monopolies, independent from cancel culture; embracing free speech—our launch on Sunday is very much intentional.

  2. Abraham Foxman:

    I know the President, I've heard him, I've met him. I don't think any of it is intentional.

  3. Jeffrey Storms:

    Grabbing your sidearm that you've likely deployed thousands, if not tens of thousands, of times is an intentional act.

  4. Summer Lee:

    I don't know that I could have conceptualized what $ 3 million looks like in three weeks. I think that sort of spending is obscene ; it's intentional.

  5. Lakshheish M Patel:

    Again today, Baxtaxd SBI Securities web trading platform has started hanging and jamming since morning. It is all intentional done by SBI Cap to make its clients lose their money in share market

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