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intention

/ɪnˈtɛnʃən/
noun
  1. The goal or purpose behind a specific action or set of actions.

    "It’s easy to promise anything when you have no intention of fulfilling any of it."

  2. Tension; straining, stretching.

  3. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.

verb
  1. Intend

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