intention
[ in-ten-shuhn ]
/ ɪnˈtɛn ʃən /
noun
Origin of intention
SYNONYMS FOR intention
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM intention
in·ten·tion·less, adjective mis·in·ten·tion, noun pre·in·ten·tion, noun sub·in·ten·tion, nounWords nearby intention
Example sentences from the Web for intention
British Dictionary definitions for intention
intention
/ (ɪnˈtɛnʃən) /
noun
a purpose or goal; aim
it 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
Medical definitions for intention
intention
[ ĭn-tĕn′shən ]
n.
An aim that guides action.
The process by which or the manner in which a wound heals.