intention

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/

noun

  • 1a thing intended; an aim or plan: she was full of good intentions [with infinitive]: he announced his intention to stand for re-election
  • [mass noun] the action or fact of intending: intention is just one of the factors that will be considered
  • (someone's intentions) a person’s plans, especially a man’s, in respect to marriage: if his intentions aren’t honourable, I never want to see him again
  • 3 (intentions) Logic conceptions formed by directing the mind towards an object.

Derivatives

intentioned

adjective
[in combination]: a well-intentioned remark

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio(n-) 'stretching, purpose', from intendere (see intend)