intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain. intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about.

(Definition of intention from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

It is my intention to remain in my position until a successor is elected. Unfortunately, his good intentions never seemed to last long.

Intention simply signifies a course of action that one proposes to follow: It is my intention to work for a year and then go back to school. Intent more strongly implies deliberateness: The executor complied …

a purpose or goal; aim: it is his intention to reform 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 …

INTENTION definition: an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result. See examples of intention used in a sentence.

intention meaning, definition, what is intention: a plan or desire to do something: Learn more.

Definition of intention noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

In any of several fields of study that treat the use of signs—for example, in linguistics, logic, mathematics, semantics, semiotics, and philosophy of language —an intension is any property or …

She announced her intention to run for governor. He seemed to think that I was trying to cause problems, but that was never my intention. He said he loved her, but he actually had no intention of …