intention

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Synonyms: invention, intension, indention, intent on, contention, retention, intuition, inception, intonation, intentive, inertion

Antonyms: invention, intension, indention, intent on, contention, retention, intuition, inception, intonation, intentive, inertion

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[course]] of [[action]] that a person [[intend]]s to [[follow]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[goal]] or [[purpose]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{cap|tension}}; [[straining]], [[stretching]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[fixedness]] of [[attention]]; [[intentness]]; [[endeavor]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The object toward which the thoughts are directed; [[end]]; [[aim]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{rfv-sense|en}} Any [[mental]] [[apprehension]] of an [[object]].
7. {{lb|en|medicine|countable}} A process of the healing of a wound.

Verb

1. To [[intend]].

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