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intention
[ in-ten-shuhn ]
/ ÉȘnËtÉn ÊÉn /
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Definition of intention
noun
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Origin of intention
synonym study for intention
2. Intention, intent, purpose all refer to a wish that one means to carry out. Intention is the general word: His intention is good. Intent is chiefly legal or literary: attack with intent to kill. Purpose implies having a goal or determination to achieve something: Her strong sense of purpose is reflected in her studies.
OTHER WORDS FROM intention
in·ten·tion·less, adjectivemis·in·ten·tion, nounpre·in·ten·tion, nounsub·in·ten·tion, nounWords nearby intention
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How to use intention in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for intention
intention
/ (ÉȘnËtÉnÊÉn) /
noun
a purpose or goal; aimit is his intention to reform
law the resolve or design with which a person does or refrains from doing an act, a necessary ingredient of certain offences
med a natural healing process, as by first intention, in which the edges of a wound cling together with no tissue between, or by second intention, in which the wound edges adhere with granulation tissue
(usually plural) design or purpose with respect to a proposal of marriage (esp in the phrase honourable intentions)
an archaic word for meaning, intentness
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