intention B1 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/ See IPA manual Freq #3725 Meanings 1 noun what you plan or mean to do. My intention was to finish the report before lunch. 2 noun the aim or purpose behind something. The intention of this law is to boost the economy. Thesaurus Synonyms aimambitiondrivegoalintentplan ↔ Opposites chance Word family Forms intentions Derived forms counter-intentionintentionalintentionlessmisintentionnonintentionsubintentionwell-intentioned Related forms desireintendintentpurposewell-intended Etymology AI details From Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion. *tend- Proto-Indo-European entencioun Middle English entencion Old French intentio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # intention **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/ **Frequency rank:** 3725 ## Meanings 1. what you plan or mean to do. 2. the aim or purpose behind something. ## Examples - My intention was to finish the report before lunch. - The intention of this law is to boost the economy. ## Synonyms - aim - ambition - drive - goal - intent - plan ## Antonyms - chance ## Derived Forms - counter-intention - intentional - intentionless - misintention - nonintention - subintention - well-intentioned ## Related Forms - desire - intend - intent - purpose - well-intended ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *tend- - Root: entencioun - Root: entencion - Root: intentio ## Etymology From Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion. ## AI Etymology Intention comes from Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes *tend-. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown