Intention
[ɪn'tenʃ(ə)n] or [ɪn'tɛnʃən]
Definition
(noun.) an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; 'my intention changed once I saw her'.
(noun.) (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; 'his intentions are entirely honorable'.
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Definition
(n.) A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
(n.) A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York.
(n.) The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
(n.) The state of being strained. See Intension.
(n.) Any mental apprehension of an object.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Design, purpose, INTENT.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See PURPOSE]
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The mind's sense of the prevalence of one set of influences over another set; an effect whose cause is the imminence immediate or remote of the performance of an involuntary act.
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Examples
- But I had once meant better than that, and I am come back to my old intention. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He walked into the dining-room as we sat after dinner, and announced his intention in the thick voice of a half-drunken man. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Rawdon saw there was a manifest intention on Mrs. Bute's part to captivate him with Rebecca. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Riviere's visit, and his intention had been to bury the incident in his bosom. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Believe me, and Elinor spoke it with the truest sincerity, nothing could be farther from my intention than to give you such an idea. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I DID proceed to Windsor, but not with the intention of remaining there. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Innocent as I had been of any intention to terrify and agitate her, my heart smote me as I looked at the poor, pale, frightened face. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He had now announced his intention of returning to the scene of his exploits, and of penetrating into regions left still unexplored. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I sat down beside the fire, however, with the intention of awaiting him, however long he might be. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was not my original intention to deceive, as I have deceived you. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Say that it is my way, and that I have no unfriendly intention. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Suspense was the devil, and he could not think why Leinster bothered at all about going to Spain unless he really had some such intention. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- France being now open to us, Meyler expressed his intention of taking a trip to Paris. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Mary at once saw the Vicar's intention. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- On THAT head, therefore, it was not for her to oppose her mother's intention of removing into Devonshire. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- We acted with the best intentions. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- You don't get on with your account of your matrimonial intentions, answered Carton, with a careless air; I wish you would keep to that. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He knew better than to be satisfied with loose thinking and fairly good intentions. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It may be advisable to superadd to the above, the statement that Mrs. Micawber is not in confidential possession of my intentions. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I have been so unlucky already in giving you pain without having any such intentions, before the holy Heavens! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Tal Hajus arose, and I, half fearing, half anticipating his intentions, hurried to the winding runway which led to the floors below. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- For I am of no mind to be shot by Agustín with his belly full of good intentions. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I could not help expressing something of my wonder and regret that his benevolent, disinterested intentions had prospered so little. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- That Colonel durst no more take leave of him, than that turnkey durst ask him his intentions respecting a case. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Which of my daughters am I to understand is thus favoured by the kind intentions of Mr Boffin and his lady? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In the passion of their good intentions they have not hesitated to conceal facts, suppress thought, crush disturbing initiatives and apparently detrimental desires. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- When you know that she only does it out of kindness and the best intentions! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Ah, but I don't suppose that: haven't I told you that your genius lies in converting impulses into intentions? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- That's about your intentions, if I understand you? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Theerfur 'tan't my intentions to moor Missis Gummidge 'long with them, but to find a Beein' fur her wheer she can fisherate for herself. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Editor: Solomon