- purpose, intent, intention, aim, design - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
--1 is a kind of goal, end
--1 has particulars: mind, idea; cross-purpose; sake; view; will - intention - (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"
--2 is a kind of goal, end
- intention - an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"
--3 is a kind of volition, willing
Derived form: verb intend1 - intention - an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"