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intention
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As a noun, intention means a course of action that a person intends to follow. As a verb, it means intend.
Meanings of intention
11 meaningsnoun
A course of action that a person intends to follow.
“My intention was to marry a wealthy widow.”
“It’s easy to promise anything when you have no intention of fulfilling any of it.”
The goal or purpose.
“The intention of this legislation is to boost the economy.”
A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
medicineThe process of the healing of a wound.
(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
“his intentions are entirely honorable”
An act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out
“my intention changed once I saw her”
Older and rare meanings (3)
obsoleteTension; straining, stretching.
obsoleteThe object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
obsoleteAny mental apprehension of an object.
verb
To intend.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).