Definition: 1. What you intend or plan to do; your aim. 2. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions. 3. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal. 4. An act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out.
Use 'intention' in a sentence:
1. Our intention is to capitalize the company by any means we can.
2. I had no intention of depreciating your contribution.
3. In answer to speculation that she wouldn't finish the race, she boldly declared her intention of winning it.
4. The group's intention is to clear the site for redevelopment.
5. The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.
6. You know I have no intention of being awkward and obstreperous.
7. He has already stated his intention to run for election.
8. Time, rather than intention, has given them legitimacy.
9. I had no intention of going into the whys and the wherefores of the situation.
10. It was not my intention that she should suffer.
11. He was explicit about his intention to overhaul the party's internal voting system.
12. He left England with the intention of travelling in Africa.
13. He's been upfront about his intentions since the beginning.
14. Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university.
15. The college has announced its intention to enlarge its stadium.
16. There was a clear intention to dilute black voting power.
17. Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker.
18. He had no intention of paying the cash.
19. Unfortunately, his good intentions never seemed to last long.
20. I have no intention of allowing you to continue living here alone.
21. Originally the intention was to intersperse the historical scenes with modern ones.
22. I have every intention of honouring our contract.
23. I completely misunderstood her intentions.
24. I admit that I mistook his intentions.
25. Our intention was quite the opposite – to demolish rumours that have surrounded him since he took office.
26. Commitments have been made with very little intention of carrying them out.
27. It is my intention to remain in my position until a successor is elected.
28. The company has every intention of keeping the share price high.
29. He has already intimated to us his intention to retire.
30. He has announced his intention to retire.
31. The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end.
32. She has no intention of giving you a divorce; she's just stringing you along.
33. The bank announced its intention to bid.
34. She may be cynical about the film industry, but ultimately she has no intention of biting the hand that feeds her.
35. She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out.
36. I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her.
37. I did it with the best intentions, but I only succeeded in annoying them.
38. Its intention is to restore pride in the past and create a more mannered society.
39. I have no intention of going to the wedding.
40. One former patient has already indicated his intention to sue.
41. The original intention was to devote three months to the project.
42. Using emojis can add humor and feeling, keeping intention clear.
43. He made it clear he had no intention of withdrawing from the political arena.
44. He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world.
