intentionnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɪnˈten.ʃən/us/ɪnˈten.ʃən/B2 something that you want and plan to do:
[ + to infinitive ] It wasn't my intention to exclude her from the list - I just forgot her.
I've no intention of changing my plans just to fit in with his.
He's full of good intentions, but he never does anything about them!
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- We welcome the government's affirmation of its intention to act.
- It has always been my declared intention to sail round the world.
- We have no intention of launching a pre-emptive strike, but we will retaliate if provoked.
- The UN announced its intentions to toughen sanctions still further.
- He thought the time was right to let his intentions be known.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Plans and arrangements
- appointed
- arrangement
- blueprint
- bottom-up
- campaign
- card
- formulate
- game plan
- have a card up your sleeve idiom
- itinerary
- lock
- lock-in
- planning
- policy-making
- preparation
- programme
- project
- road map
- specification
- strategy
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Goals and purposes
-intentioned
suffix uk/ -ɪn.ten.ʃənd/us/ -ɪn.ten.ʃənd/
I'm sure he's well-intentioned - he wouldn't mean any harm.