an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.

the end or object intended; purpose.

intentions,

purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct

a bungler with good intentions.

purpose or attitude with respect to marriage

Our friends are beginning to ask what our intentions are.

the act or fact of intending.

Logic .

Also called first intention , primary intention. reference by signs, concepts, etc., to concrete things, their properties, classes, or the relationships among them.

Also called second intention , secondary intention. reference to properties, classes, or the relationships among first intentions.

Surgery, Medicine/Medical . a manner or process of healing, as in the healing of a lesion or fracture without granulation (healing by first intention) or the healing of a wound by granulation after suppuration (healing by second intention).

meaning or significance

The intention of his words was clear.

the person or thing meant to benefit from a prayer or religious offering.

Archaic . intentness.

noun

aim , ambition , design , end , goal , intent , mark , meaning , object , objective , point , purpose , target , view , why , animus , designation , drift , hope , impulsion , motive , plan , struggle