intention
US: /ˌɪnˈtɛntʃən/
UK: /ɪntˈɛnʃən/
UK: /ɪntˈɛnʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
intention /in'tenʃn/
- danh từ
- ý định, mục đích
- (số nhiều) (thông tục) tình ý (muốn hỏi ai làm vợ)
- (y học) cách liền sẹo
- (triết học) khái niệm
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[C, U] ~ (of doing sth)
~ (to do sth)
~ (that ...) what you intend or plan to do; your aim: I have no intention of going to the wedding. + He has announced his intention to retire. + It was not my intention that she should suffer. + He left England with the intention of travelling in Africa. + I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her. + The original intention was to devote three months to the project. + She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out. + I did it with the best (of) intentions (= meaning to help), but I only succeeded in annoying them.
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
aim, purpose, intent, design, goal, end, object, objective, target, ambition:
Was it your intention to stay till the fat lady sings?
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
original
My original intention was to study all morning, but this turned out to be impractical.
| declared, stated | firm | general | deliberate
VERB + INTENTION
have
I have no intention of changing jobs.
| announce, declare, state
The council has announced its intention to crack down on parking offences.
PREP.
with a/the ~ of
I went to the bank with the intention of getting some traveller's cheques.
| ~ behind
The general intention behind the project is a good one.
| ~ by
The intention by the local authority to build 2,000 new houses is unrealistic.
| ~ in
His intention in inviting us to dinner was to persuade us to back his project.
PHRASES
good/the best intentions
It was done with the best intentions, I assure you
| have every/no intention of doing sth
We have every intention of winning the next election.
| make your intention clear
He didn't make his intentions clear in his letter.
Concise English dictionary
intentionsɪn'tenʃn
noun
+an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
+(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
+an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out
