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   In·ten·tion

   /inˈten(t)SHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing intended; an aim or plan: "she was full of good intentions" Similar aimpurposeintentobjectiveobjectgoaltargetenddesignplanschemeresolveresolutiondeterminationwishdesireambitionideadreamaspirationhope
   • ▪ the action or fact of intending: "intention is just one of the factors that will be considered" Similar deliberatenessintentionalityintentdesigncalculationpremeditationpreconceptionforethoughtplanplanningpreplanningadvance planningprearrangementmalice aforethoughtOpposite inadvertencyaccident
   • ▪ a person's designs, especially a man's, in respect to marriage: "if his intentions aren't honorable, I never want to see him again"
   • 2. the healing process of a wound.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio(n-) ‘stretching, purpose’, from intendere (see intend).

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