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- [in-ten-shuh n]
- /ɪnˈtɛn ʃən/
- /ɪnˈtenʃn/
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- [in-ten-shuh n]
- /ɪnˈtɛn ʃən/
Definitions of intention word
- noun intention an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result. 1
- noun intention the end or object intended; purpose. 1
- noun intention intentions. purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct: a bungler with good intentions. purpose or attitude with respect to marriage: Our friends are beginning to ask what our intentions are. 1
- noun intention the act or fact of intending. 1
- noun intention Logic. Also called first intention, primary intention. reference by signs, concepts, etc., to concrete things, their properties, classes, or the relationships among them. Also called second intention, secondary intention. reference to properties, classes, or the relationships among first intentions. 1
- noun intention Surgery, Medicine/Medical. a manner or process of healing, as in the healing of a lesion or fracture without granulation (healing by first intention) or the healing of a wound by granulation after suppuration (healing by second intention) 1
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Origin of intention
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English intencio(u)n < Latin intentiōn- (stem of intentiō). See intent2, -ion
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Parts of speech for Intention
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
intention popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
intention usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for intention
noun intention
- aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
- motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
- plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- objective — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- hope — Anthony, pen name of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins.
Antonyms for intention
noun intention
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- misintention — an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
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