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intention
(/I/n't/E/n/S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    Good intentions are not enough.
    Synonym:
    aim, design, intent, purpose
    source: wordnet30
  • (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    His intentions are entirely honorable.
    source: wordnet30
  • an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out(noun.act)
    Example:
    My intention changed once I saw her.
    source: wordnet30
  • A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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