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noun

Intention n.

1.

A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. "Intention is when the mind, with great earnestness, and of choice, fixes its view on any idea."

2.

A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York. "Hell is paved with good intentions."

3.

The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim. "In (chronical distempers), the principal intention is to restore the tone of the solid parts."

4.

The state of being strained. See Intension. (Obs.)

5.

(Logic) Any mental apprehension of an object.

First intention (Logic), a conception of a thing formed by the first or direct application of the mind to the individual object; an idea or image; as, man, stone.

Second intention (Logic), a conception generalized from first intuition or apprehension already formed by the mind; an abstract notion; especially, a classified notion, as species, genus, whiteness.

To heal by the first intention (Surg.), to cicatrize, as a wound, without suppuration.

To heal by the second intention (Surg.), to unite after suppuration.

Synonyms: Design; purpose; object; aim; intent; drift; purport; meaning. See Design.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Intention" Quotes from Famous Books

... is on this train at the present moment," the lady proclaimed, with the obvious intention of being heard by our companion; "my husband is one of the directors in the penitentiary service, and it was the stationmaster himself who told us that a search was being made ...

— The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar • Maurice Leblanc

... a clear infraction of the spirit if not the letter of the constitution. Under that instrument women have no right to vote, and it cannot be supposed that it is the intention of the constitution that persons not entitled to the right of suffrage should be eligible to some of the most important offices ...

— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) • Various

... think, in view of his slowly-maturing intention to employ lord Herbert in a secret mission to Ireland with the object above mentioned, that the king had sought to bind him yet more closely to himself by conferring on him the title of Glamorgan. It was not, however, until the following year, ...

— St. George and St. Michael • George MacDonald

... having them fulfilled he treated me with contempt. Where, I ask, is the happy home he promised me at Tiverton. Where, also, are the half dozen of homes he has since reared for me in London. He also promised me a home in Canada; an unjustifiable plea, as I may term it, to smoothe down his intention of deserting me and my dear child, leaving us to be subjected to the biting scorn of the uncharitable world, and without even the nominal existence of a home that we could call our own. Again, the evil spirit of his ...

— The Black-Sealed Letter - Or, The Misfortunes of a Canadian Cockney. • Andrew Learmont Spedon

... reserved from settlement by Executive order. A custodian was also appointed, and, as this office has been informed, has been continued down to the present. This action on the part of the legislative and executive branches of the Government can only be regarded as indicating a desire and continued intention to preserve the ruin for the benefit of the people of the ...

— The Repair Of Casa Grande Ruin, Arizona, in 1891 • Cosmos Mindeleff

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