intention

  • 31Intention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Intention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 intent intent intention intentionality Sgm: N 1 purpose purpose Sgm: N 1 quo animo quo animo Sgm: N 1 project project &c. 626 Sgm: N 1 undertaking …

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  • 32intention*/*/*/ — [ɪnˈtenʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] a plan in your mind to do something We have no intention of giving up.[/ex] I had every intention of phoning (= I really intended to phone) her this morning, but I didn t get a chance.[/ex] No one goes to college with the …

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  • 33intention — /ɪnˈtɛnʃən / (say in tenshuhn) noun 1. the act of determining mentally upon some action or result; a purpose or design. 2. the end or object intended. 3. (plural) purposes with respect to a proposal of marriage. 4. the act or fact of intending or …

  • 34intention — l Intention, fantasie et volonté d une personne, Intentio, Propositum, Mens. Faire ou dire quelque chose à bonne intention, Bono animo aliquid vel facere vel dicere. De quelle intention, Quo quidque animo factum sit aut propositum, Bud. L… …

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  • 35intention — noun Date: 14th century 1. a determination to act in a certain way ; resolve 2. import, significance 3. a. what one intends to do or bring about b. the object for which a prayer, mass, or pious act is offered 4. a process or manner of healing of… …

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  • 36Intention — An s intention in performing an action is his or her specific purpose in doing so, the end or goal that is aimed at, or intended to accomplish. Whether an action is successful or unsuccessful depends at least on whether the intended result was… …

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  • 37Intention — Absicht oder lateinisch Intention steht für: Absicht (Recht), eine besondere Form des Vorsatzes, vor allem im Strafrecht Intention (Literatur), die Beweggründe des Autors für seine Tätigkeit (intentio auctoris) oder davon losgelöst der Gehalt des …

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  • 38intention — n. a process of healing. Healing by first intention is the natural healing of a wound or surgical incision when the edges are brought together under aseptic conditions and granulation tissue forms. In healing by second intention the wound edges… …

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  • 39intention — noun /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/ a) A course of action that a person intends to follow. My intention was to marry a wealthy widow. b) The goal or purpose behind a specific action or set of actions The intention of this legislation is to boost the economy. See… …

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  • 40Intention — Absicht, Bestreben, Gedanke, Plan, Vorhaben, Vorsatz, Wille, Wollen, Ziel, Zielsetzung, Zielvorstellung, Zweck. * * * Intention,die:⇨Absicht(1) Intention→Absicht …

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