intention
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intention
- /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/
Sounds like intension · Rhymes with -ɛnʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion.
noun intentions · entention
- A course of action that a person intends to follow. My intention was to marry a wealthy widow.
- A goal or purpose. The intention of this legislation is to boost the economy.
- Tension; straining, stretching. cold in those inner parts, cold belly, and hot liver, causeth crudity, and intention proceeds from perturbations[…].
- fixedness of attention; intentness; endeavor. which petition the king refusing, he pressed with that instance and intention,
- The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim. In a Word, the most part of chronical Distempers proceed from Laxity of Fibres; in which Case the principal Intention is to restore the Tone of the solid Parts; […].
- Any mental apprehension of an object.
- A process of the healing of a wound. When healing occurs by primary intention, the wound is basically closed with all areas of the wound connecting and healing simultaneously.
Similar: aim, ambition, drive, goal, thought, intent, intention, plan, will · Opposite: chance
verb intentions · intentioning · intentioned · entention
- To intend.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: intent, purpose, design, aim, intentionality, wilful, consideration, intended, sake, decision, mind, goal, thinking, regard, will, planning
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noun course intended to follow
| Español | intención |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의도 uido, 의향 uihyang |
| 日本語 | 意図 ito, 意向 ikō |
| 中文 | 意向 yìxiàng, 意圖 /意图 yìtú |
| हिन्दी | अभिप्राय abhiprāy, इच्छा icchā, उद्देश्य uddeśya, विवक्षिता vivakṣitā, इरादा irādā, नीयत nīyat |
| Kiswahili | nia, azma, gharadhi |
| Português | intenção, intuito |
| Français | intention |
| Deutsch | Absicht |
| Italiano | intenzione |
| Ελληνικά | πρόθεση próthesi |
| Română | intenție |
| Русский | наме́рение namérenije, за́мысел zámysel, инте́нция intɛ́ncija |
| Tiếng Việt | ý định |
| العربية | قَصْد qaṣd, إِرَادَة ʔirāda, نِيَّة niyya |
| עברית | כַּווָּנָה kavaná |
Talk about this word "intention." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/intention. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. intention. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/intention "intention." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/intention.Cite this
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title = {intention},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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