intention Hear it!

Jump To: synonymsSynonyms · examplesUsage Examples · quotesQuotes · linkLink/Cite
Also found in: medicalAH Medical Dictionary
intention definition

in·ten·tion (in ten′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or fact of intending; determination to do a specified thing or act in a specified manner
    1. anything intended or planned; aim, end, or purpose
    2. purpose in regard to marriage
  3. Rare meaning or import
  4. Philos. the direction or orientation of the mind toward an object
  5. Surgery the manner or process by which a wound heals: the three degrees (first, second, and third intention) are distinguished by the relative amounts and types of granulation that occur

Etymology: ME entencioun < OFr entencion < L intentio < pp. of intendere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alternate definitions:

medical intention definition - medical

intention Synonyms

intention

n.

aim, end, plan; see purpose 1. See syn. study at purpose.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

intention Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • declare: Pressing on with a declared intention can lead to trouble.

Converse of subject

  • motivate: Ultimately, it was a tradegy, motivated by good intentions and destroyed by incompetence and inability.

Adjective modifier

  • stated: We could have measured students ' stated intention to continue on to college one year prior to graduation.

Noun used with modifier

  • voting: Voters will be asked to enter their security number and voting intention by pressing keys on their phone pad.

Possessives

  • testator: If any evidence of the donor's or testator's intention does exist, the charity must treat the gift or legacy accordingly.

Preposition: of

  • cheating: And that spouses who never had any intention of cheating can unwittingly become enmeshed in an emotional affair?

Preposition: from

  • outset: Manifestly, the Respondent's intention from the outset was to use the Domain Name for a tribute site to Scooby-Doo.
intention usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

intention quotes

Non enim rei effectus, sed efficientis affectus in crimine est. Nec qu× fiunt, sed quo animo fiunt, ×quitus pensat. Crime liesnot inthe deed, but inthe doer'sintention: it is not what was done, but the spirit in which it was done that justice should consider.

-He¤  lo|«  se

   I sought out quaint words, and trim invention; My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell, Curling with metaphors a plain intention, Decking the sense, as if it were to sell.

-Herbert, George

I have no intention of rearranging the furniture on the deck of theTitanic.

-Morton, Rogers Clark Ballard

intention quotes (more)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"intention." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 4 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/intention>

APA Style

intention. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 4th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/intention

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment