Intention or determination that what one wishes or ordains shall be done by another or others, or shall take place; (contextually) an expression or…

Mind, thought; intention, purpose, determination.

The action or process of thinking; mental action or activity in general, esp. that of the intellect; exercise of the mental faculty; formation and…

The act or fact of intending or purposing; intention, purpose (formed in the mind). Formerly also, in more general sense, Will, inclination; that…

Reason, motive, occasion; = encheason, n.

Intention, aim, purpose.

What is in one's mind or thoughts, what one is thinking of or intending; intention, purpose; desire or inclination. Obsolete. (Cf. ‘To speak one's…

Purpose, intention. Obsolete (originally devis).

Purpose or intention; desire or wish; spec. in the legal context of wills (cf. also sense 11b). Now only in phrases: see sense 10.

Thought or attention directed to the accomplishment of a purpose; studied or deliberate effort; endeavour; diligence; an instance of this. Also: the…

Mind, purpose, intent. Obsolete. rare.

In extended sense: A prompting from within, (hence) intention. Obsolete.

(A person's) motive, intention, or purpose. Usually in singular. Now archaic.

Purpose, intention. Cf. mind, n.1 9. rare.

Purpose, intention. Obsolete.

Intent, purpose; = intent, n. 1, attent, n. 3. Obsolete.

Device, purpose, design, aim. Obsolete.

An intention, a purpose; an ambition; (also) effort, endeavour. Chiefly (and now only) Scottish.

An inner disposition or feeling (rather than an external manifestation or action); intent, intention, earnest, reality. Contrasted with cheer and…

A plan of action; a scheme, an arrangement. Obsolete.

The action of intending or purposing; volition which one is minded to carry out; purpose. †of intention, on purpose, intentionally (obsolete).

As a mass noun. Resolution, determination, intention.

A purpose, an intention, an aim.

The act or fact of intending; will, purpose, intent; that which is intended, an intention; a design, project. Obsolete.

Purpose, intention. Obsolete. rare.

An intention; an aim or aspiration; a design. Obsolete.

Meaning, intention, purpose. Obsolete. rare.

Chiefly Scottish. In weakened sense: intent, will; inclination; disposition. Frequently with modifying word, esp. in good zeal. Obsolete.

Will, purpose, determination. Obsolete.

The action of mint, v.1; (also) a hint.

Purpose, design. Obsolete.

The action of intend, v.; intention, attention, stretching, etc.; a purpose.

1.The quality or state of being conscious or aware of something; attention. Also: †memory (obsolete); †intention, purpose (obsolete).

‘Reflection previous to action’ (Johnson); a purpose or design.

? Purpose, preconceived design.

Design, purpose, aim.

The action of creating a plan or scheme, esp. in a calculating or deceitful way; planning, plotting, scheming. Also: an instance of this; = design, n.…

= intention, n.

figurative. Aim, purpose, design. Obsolete.

Intention, purpose; = intendment, n. 5.

In weakened sense: a purpose, an aim, an intention.

A purpose, an intention. Obsolete. rare.

The action or fact of directing one's efforts towards a particular object; the fact of having an aim (sense 1b); design, purpose, intent.

Intention, design, purpose. (Only in Shakespeare.) Obsolete. rare.

A conception or notion of something to be done or carried out; an intention, plan of action.

The action or fact of expecting or intending something; the belief or intention that something will happen; expectation.

An aim, purpose, or intention. Obsolete.

An aim or intention; a design or plan. Now only in with a view to at phrases 3b and with this view at phrases 3c.

The habits of mind or mental framework that shape a person's judgements, conclusions, etc.; a set of opinions or principles characteristic of an…

Purpose, aim, intention. Cf. design, n. 3. Obsolete.

The action or fact of tending; aim, tendency.

With the. That which one would like to have or do; desire or intention in contrast to duty or necessity.

Prior resolve or mental determination; an instance of this; a pre-established intention to do something.

the drive to produce artistic creations in a particular style.