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{
"term": "intention",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "what you intend or plan to do; your aim",
"sensetop": "intention of doing somethingwith the intention of doing somethingintention to do somethingintention in doing somethingintention that…",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I **have no intention** of going to the wedding.",
"contextForm": "intention of doing something"
},
{
"text": "I **have every intention** of paying her back what I owe her."
},
{
"text": "She left England with the intention of travelling in Africa.",
"contextForm": "with the intention of doing something"
},
{
"text": "He has **announced his intention** to retire.",
"contextForm": "intention to do something"
},
{
"text": "The Prime Minister **declared her intention** to remain in office despite declining support."
},
{
"text": "The original intention was to devote three months to the project."
},
{
"text": "His intentions in making this proposal are clear.",
"contextForm": "intention in doing something"
},
{
"text": "It was not my intention that she should suffer.",
"contextForm": "intention that…"
},
{
"text": "She's full of **good intentions** but they rarely work out."
},
{
"text": "I did it **with the best (of) intentions** *(= meaning to help)*, but I only succeeded in annoying them."
},
{
"text": "He didn't make his intentions clear in his letter."
},
{
"text": "Her intention in inviting us to dinner was to persuade us to back her project."
},
{
"text": "I have no intention of changing jobs."
},
{
"text": "I went straight home with the intention of having an early night."
},
{
"text": "It was done with the best intentions, I assure you."
},
{
"text": "My original intention was to study all morning, but this turned out to be impractical."
},
{
"text": "She may never reveal her true intentions."
},
{
"text": "The council has announced its intention to crack down on parking offences."
},
{
"text": "The general intention behind the project is a good one."
},
{
"text": "The intention by the local authority to build 2 000 new houses is unrealistic."
},
{
"text": "The senator has announced his intention to run for the presidency."
},
{
"text": "We have every intention of winning the next election."
},
{
"text": "Such an interpretation of the Act seems to be contrary to the intention of Parliament."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["original", "declared", "stated"],
"verb + intention": ["have", "announce", "declare"],
"preposition": [
"with an/the intention of",
"intention behind",
"intention by"
],
"phrases": [
"the best intentions",
"good intentions",
"have every intention of doing something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "it is not enough to intend to do good things; you must actually do them",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈtenʃn/",
"audio": "in/intention/intention__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈtenʃn/",
"audio": "in/intention/intention__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio(n-) ‘stretching, purpose’, from intendere ‘intend, extend, direct’, from in- ‘towards’ + tendere ‘stretch, tend’."
}