intention
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ʃən noun
1.
an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
2.
the end or object intended; purpose.
3.
intentions.
a.
purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct: a bungler with good intentions.
b.
purpose or attitude with respect to marriage: Our friends are beginning to ask what our intentions are.
4.
the act or fact of intending.
5.
Logic.
a.
Also called first intention, primary intention. reference by signs, concepts, etc., to concrete things, their properties, classes, or the relationships among them.
b.
Also called second intention, secondary intention. reference to properties, classes, or the relationships among first intentions.
6.
Surgery, Medicine/Medical. a manner or process of healing, as in the healing of a lesion or fracture without granulation (healing by first intention) or the healing of a wound by granulation after suppuration (healing by second intention)
7.
meaning or significance: The intention of his words was clear.
8.
the person or thing meant to benefit from a prayer or religious offering.
9.
Archaic. intentness.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English intencio(u)n < Latin intentiōn- (stem of intentiō). See intent2, -ion
1300–50; Middle English intencio(u)n < Latin intentiōn- (stem of intentiō). See intent2, -ion
Related forms
in·ten·tion·less, adjective
mis·in·ten·tion, noun
pre·in·ten·tion, noun
sub·in·ten·tion, noun
Synonyms
2. goal. 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.
2. goal. 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.
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World English Dictionary
intention (ɪnˈtɛnʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a purpose or goal; aim: it is his intention to reform |
| 2. | law the resolve or design with which a person does or refrains from doing an act, a necessary ingredient of certain offences |
| 3. | 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 |
| 4. | (usually plural) design or purpose with respect to a proposal of marriage (esp in the phrase honourable intentions) |
| 5. | an archaic word for meaning or intentness |
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Medical Dictionary
intention in·ten·tion (ĭn-těn'shən)
n.
An aim that guides action.
The process by which or the manner in which a wound heals.
in·ten'tion·al adj.
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Example sentences
The pair announced their intention to merge almost a year ago.
The corrected version, consequently, is simply a guess at the writer's intention.
Perhaps it is life's intention is to opportunistically develop to survive on available energy sources.
Otherwise sharing your gold will bring a negative energy to your intention.
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