intention

Definition

Examples

It was never our intention to cause any delay in delivery.

Word Family

Synonyms

• objectivethe goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
• purposean anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• goalthe state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

Collocations

• Easy good intention
  describing good intention (benefit)
• Medium declare your intention to resign
  to declare your intention to resign, meaning to state emphatically and authoritatively
• Hard letter of intention signed by parties
  to letter of intention signed by parties, meaning to win an athletic letter
• Very Hard harbor nefarious intention behind charity
  to harbor nefarious intention behind charity, meaning to maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)