Intention | Mean of intention in English Dictionary
/ɪnˈtɛnʃən/
- Noun
- the thing that you plan to do or achieve
- She announced her intention to run for governor.
- He seemed to think that I was trying to cause problems, but that was never my intention.
- He said he loved her, but he actually had no intention of marrying her. [=he did not intend to marry her]
- We have every intention of continuing with this project [=we intend to continue with this project], whatever the cost.
- He bought a dog with the intention of training it to attack intruders.
- He has good intentions, but his suggestions aren't really helpful.
- Sometimes plans don't work out well, despite the best (of) intentions.