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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ten•tion /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of deciding upon an action;
plan:[uncountable]His intention was to spend a month in Spain. - intentions, [plural]
- general purposes;
attitude toward the effect of one's actions:He's constantly making mistakes, but at least he has good intentions. - purpose or attitude with respect to marrying someone:Are his intentions serious?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ten•tion (in ten′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
- the end or object intended;
purpose. - intentions:
- purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct:a bungler with good intentions.
- purpose or attitude with respect to marriage:Our friends are beginning to ask what our intentions are.
- the act or fact of intending.
- Philosophy[Logic.]
- PhilosophyAlso called first intention, primary intention. reference by signs, concepts, etc., to concrete things, their properties, classes, or the relationships among them.
- PhilosophyAlso called second intention, secondary intention. reference to properties, classes, or the relationships among first intentions.
- Medicine, Surgery[Surg., Med.]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.)
- meaning or significance:The intention of his words was clear.
- the person or thing meant to benefit from a prayer or religious offering.
- [Archaic.]intentness.
- Latin intentiōn- (stem of intentiō). See intent2, -ion
- Middle English intencio(u)n 1300–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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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