intention

• "his intent was to provide a new translation"
• "good intentions are not enough"
• "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"
• "he made no secret of his designs"

Synonyms

• purposepropose or intend; reach a decision; an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; what something is used for; the quality of being determined to do or achieve something
• intentgiving or marked by complete attention to; an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; the intended meaning of a communication
• aimpoint or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; propose or intend; move into a desired direction of discourse; specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public ; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal ; an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); the action of directing something at an object; the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
• designmake or work out a plan for; plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; create the design for; make a design of; create designs; conceive or fashion in the mind; intend or have as a purpose; the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); an arrangement scheme; something intended as a guide for making something else; a decorative or artistic work; an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; the creation of something in the mind

• "his intentions are entirely honorable"

• "a volition that you intend to carry out"
• "my intention changed once I saw her"