Intention I ɪnˈtenʃn Announced Back Intend Good Noun

• i have no intention of going to the wedding.
• i have every intention of paying her back what i owe her.
• he left england with the intention of travelling in africa.
• he has announced his intention to retire.

intention

Word Family

• intend verb
• intended adjective (≠ unintended)
• intention noun
• intentional adjective (≠ unintentional)
• intentionally adverb (≠ unintentionally)
1. what you intend or plan to do; your aim
• SEE ALSO well intentioned
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• I have no intention of going to the wedding.
• I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her.
• He left England with the intention of travelling in Africa.
• He has announced his intention to retire.
• The Prime Minister declared her intention to remain in office despite declining support.
• The original intention was to devote three months to the project.
• Her intentions in making this proposal are clear.
• It was not my intention that she should suffer.
• She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out.
• I did it with the best (of) intentions (= meaning to help), but I only succeeded in annoying them.

Extra Examples

• He didn't make his intentions clear in his letter.
• His intention in inviting us to dinner was to persuade us to back his project.
• I have no intention of changing jobs.
• I went to the bank with the intention of getting some cash.
• It was done with the best intentions, I assure you.
• My original intention was to study all morning, but this turned out to be impractical.
• She may never reveal her true intentions.
• The council has announced its intention to crack down on parking offences.
• The general intention behind the project is a good one.
• The intention by the local authority to build 2 000 new houses is unrealistic.
• The senator has announced his intention to run for the presidency.
• We have every intention of winning the next election.
• Such an interpretation of the Act seems to be contrary to the intention of Parliament.
2. it is not enough to intend to do good things; you must actually do them

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio(n-) ‘stretching, purpose’, from intendere ‘intend, extend, direct’, from in- ‘towards’ + tendere ‘stretch, tend’.