intention (ɪnˈtɛnʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- a purpose or goal; aim ⇒
it is his intention to reform
- law the resolve or design with which a person does or refrains from doing an act, a necessary ingredient of certain offences
- medicine a natural healing process, as by first intention, in which the edges of a wound cling together with no tissue between, or by second intention, in which the wound edges adhere with granulation tissue
- (usually plural) design or purpose with respect to a proposal of marriage (esp in the phrase honourable intentions)
- an archaic word for meaning intentness
Quotations
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions"
Translations
- British English:
intention
An intention is an idea or plan of what you are going to do....his intention is to return to this country.ɪnˈtɛnʃən NOUN ...his intention is to return to this country.
- Spanish:
intención
nf
- French:
intention
nf
- German:
Absicht
nf
- Chinese: 用意 n
- Arabic: نِيَّةٌ n
- Portuguese: intenção nf
- Russian: намерение nnt
- Croatian: namjera nf
- Czech: záměr nm
- Danish: hensigt nutr
- Dutch: bedoeling nf
- Finnish: aikomus n
- Greek: πρόθεση nf
- Italian: intenzione nf
- Japanese: 意図 n
- Korean: 의도 n
- Norwegian: hensikt nm
- Polish: intencja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: intenção nf
- European Spanish:
intención
nf
- Swedish: avsikt nutr
- Thai: ความตั้งใจ n
- Turkish: niyet n
- Vietnamese: ý định n
Usage examples
She'd already upset Posy enough by inadvertently employing Ritchie, she had absolutely no intention of making matters worse.
, TICKLED PINK (2002)From Maidstone to Manchester Gorton, they must learn that country people have no intention of giving in or giving up.
Country Life (2004)Mr Joe Revington said it was his intention to call" how many ever witnesses we feel is appropriate".
Irish Times (2002)We think it would sent the wrong message to young people so we have no intention of legalising or decriminalising the drugs.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Moving from the intention to make changes to actually doing it can be a big challenge, whether you have PCOS or not.
, PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome (2002)