intention
IPA: ɪntˈɛntʃʌn
noun
- A course of action that a person intends to follow.
- The goal or purpose.
- (obsolete) Tension; straining, stretching.
- A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
- (obsolete) The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
- (obsolete) Any mental apprehension of an object.
- (medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.
verb
- To intend.
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Examples of "intention" in Sentences
- That is the intention of the rule.
- Is this the intention of the protection
- It was not my intention to be impertinent.
- This beneficial intention is the purpose of the physician.
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