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/ɪnˈtɛnʃən/ · in·ten·tion
noun
- The goal or purpose behind a specific action or set of actions. It’s easy to promise anything when you have no intention of fulfilling any of it.
- Tension; straining, stretching. The rope was under great intention as the climbers prepared to ascend.
- A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. Her scholarly intention was evident in the meticulous footnotes she added to the manuscript.
verb
- To intend; to have a purpose or plan in mind. She intends to finish her doctorate within the next two years.
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Did you know? The word ‘intention’ originally described a physical stretching in Latin, which metaphorically evolved into the modern sense of mental focus and purpose.