intention

Alternative forms

• entention (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: in‧ten‧tion
• Homophone: intension

Noun

intention (countable and uncountable, plural intentions)

1. A course of action that a person intends to follow.
   • My intention was to marry a wealthy widow.
   • It’s easy to promise anything when you have no intention of fulfilling any of it.
   • Synonyms: see intention
2. The goal or purpose.
   • The intention of this legislation is to boost the economy.
3. (obsolete) Tension; straining, stretching.
4. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
5. (obsolete) The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
6. (obsolete) Any mental apprehension of an object.
7. (medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.

Verb

intention (third-person singular simple present intentions, present participle intentioning, simple past and past participle intentioned)

1. To intend.

Noun

intention

1. genitive singular of intentio

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

Noun

intention f (plural intentions)

1. intention
   • dans l'intention de devenir roi

     • with the intention of becoming king
   • prêter des intentions à quelqu'un

     • to accuse someone of intentions ("motives")

Noun

intention f (plural intentions)

1. Alternative form of entention

Noun

intention c

1. (often in the plural) an intention (planned course of action)
   • goda/onda/oklara intentioner

     • good/evil/unclear intentions