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intention
[in-ten-shuhn]
noun
an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
the end or object intended; purpose.
Synonyms: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.
Logic.
Also called first intention,.Also called primary intention.reference by signs, concepts, etc., to concrete things, their properties, classes, or the relationships among them.
Also called second intention,.Also called secondary intention.reference to properties, classes, or the relationships among first intentions.
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.
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.
intention
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- intentionless adjective
- misintention noun
- preintention noun
- subintention noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intention1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Padilla said the two met after the news conference and spoke for about 15 minutes, which means Noem knew his intentions when she later accused him of “lunging.”
He said he had no intention to hand over the data to anyone else.
She added: "It will therefore not change the material facts nor my intention to vote against."
In response, a Haven spokesman said the company was sorry Mrs Vincent felt she had been treated badly, and that it was always the company's intention to treat owners fairly, and with transparency.
“If anything, I have a negative dowry,” Lucy admits, insisting that she has zero intention to wed herself unless the groom is very rich.
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