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intention [ɪnˈtɛnʃən] n 1. a purpose or goal; aim it is his intention to reform 2. (Law) Law the resolve or design with which a person does or refrains from doing an act, a necessary ingredient of certain offences 3. (Medicine) Med a natural healing process, as by first intention, in which the edges of a wound cling together with no tissue between, or by second intention, in which the wound edges adhere with granulation tissue 4. (usually plural) design or purpose with respect to a proposal of marriage (esp in the phrase honourable intentions) 5. an archaic word for meaning, intentness An aim or design (as distinct from capability) to execute a specified course of action. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
intention Translations intention [ɪnˈtenʃən] N → intención f, propósito m I have no intention of going → no tengo la menor intención de ir I have every intention of going → tengo plena intención de ir with the best of intentions → con la mejor intención what are your intentions? → ¿qué piensas hacer?, ¿qué proyectos tienes? his intentions toward the girl were strictly honourable → pensaba casarse con la joven intention [ɪnˈtɛnʃən] n → intention f good intentions → de bonnes intentions with the best of intentions, with the best intentions → avec les meilleures intentions sb's intention to do sth → l'intention de qn de faire qch It is my intention to remain until a successor is found → Mon intention est de demeurer en place jusqu'à ce qu'un successeur soit trouvé. to have no intention of doing sth → n'avoir aucune intention de faire qch I have no intention of resigning → Je n'ai aucune intention de démissionner. to have every intention of doing sth → avoir la ferme intention de faire qch intention n → Absicht f, → Intention f; what was your intention in publishing the article? → mit welcher Absicht haben Sie den Artikel veröffentlicht?; it is my intention to punish you severely → ich beabsichtige, Sie streng zu bestrafen; I have every intention of doing it → ich habe die feste Absicht, das zu tun; to have no intention of doing something → nicht die Absicht haben, etw zu tun; I have no or I haven’t the least or the slightest intention of staying! → ich habe nicht die geringste Absicht hier zu bleiben, ich denke nicht daran hier zu bleiben; with good intentions → mit guten Vorsätzen; with the best of intentions → in der besten Absicht; with the intention of … → in der Absicht zu …, mit dem Vorsatz zu …; his intentions are good, but he seldom carries them out → er hat immer gute Vorsätze pl, → aber er führt sie selten aus intention [inˈtɛnʃ/ən] n → intenzione f I have no intention of going → non ho nessuna intenzione di andare I have every intention of going → ho proprio intenzione di andare with the best of intentions → con le migliori intenzioni del mondo intention [inˈtɛnʃ/ən] n → intenzione f I have no intention of going → non ho nessuna intenzione di andare I have every intention of going → ho proprio intenzione di andare with the best of intentions → con le migliori intenzioni del mondo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| One other point that Sullivan completely ignores is that there are
many well-informed and -intentioned Americans who support gay rights and
equality broadly but have reservations about the specific issue of gay
marriage. |
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