intention
noun · verbB2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)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.
a. 1784, attributed to Samuel Johnson Hell is paved with good intentions.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)The goal or purpose.
The intention of this legislation is to boost the economy.
- 3.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Tension; straining, stretching.
cold in those inner parts, cold belly, and hot liver, causeth crudity, and intention proceeds from perturbations […].
- 4.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
- 5.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
In a Word, the most part of chronical Distempers proceed from Laxity of Fibres; in which Case the principal Intention is to restore the Tone of the solid Parts; […].
- 6.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Any mental apprehension of an object.
- 7.
(countable, uncountable)(medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To intend.
Từ liên quan
Cùng gốc / liên quan
Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.
Topic liên quan
Nguồn gốc từ
ine-pro From Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion.