intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain. intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about.

INTENTION definition: an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result. See examples of intention used in a sentence.

(Definition of intention from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Intention and intentionality The meaning of the term "intention" is different from the term "intentionality" even though the two are closely related. [14][15] Intentionality is the more …

It is my intention to remain in my position until a successor is elected. Unfortunately, his good intentions never seemed to last long.

Intention simply signifies a course of action that one proposes to follow: It is my intention to work for a year and then go back to school. Intent more strongly implies deliberateness: The …

a purpose or goal; aim: it is his intention to reform 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 …