intention
noun
an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
intentions
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pluralof intention.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That’s not to say that Anthropic will go down the same path, only that writing worthy intentions into an official document isn’t the same as writing them into stone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
A Datalfolha institute poll this week showed them tied with 50 percent of voting intentions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
In its Claude Constitution, which defines Anthropic’s intentions for Claude’s behavior, Anthropic wrote that Claude’s moral status is “deeply uncertain,” and that it might have “representations of an emotional state, which could shape its behavior.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
The fall in sentiment for October was driven mainly by worsening consumer expectations for the U.K. economy in the coming year, as well as a slump in intentions to make major purchases, according to GfK.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
He knew how to dissimulate his intentions so well that the Orsini themselves, through Lord Paulo, reconciled themselves with him.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
