noun#2,769 by frequency
intention
/ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/
A course of action that a person intends to follow; A goal or purpose
- plural
- intentions
Meanings
- 1
A course of action that a person intends to follow
He showed his real intentions.
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What are their true intentions?
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- 2
A goal or purpose
- 3
Tension; straining, stretchingrare
- 4
A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestnessrare
- 5
The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aimrare
- 6
Any mental apprehension of an objectrare
- 7
A process of the healing of a woundrare