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Webster 1913 Edition
Intention
1.
A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
Intention
is when the mind, with great earnestness, and of choice, fixes its view on any idea. Locke.
2.
A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design;
as, an
. intention
to go to New YorkHell is paved with good
intentions
. Johnson.
3.
The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
In [chronical distempers], the principal
intention
is to restore the tone of the solid parts. Arbuthnot.
5.
(Logic)
Any mental apprehension of an object.
Syn. – Design; purpose; object; aim; intent; drift; purport; meaning. See
Design
. Webster 1828 Edition
Intention
INTEN'TION
,Noun.
1.
Primarily, a stretching or bending of the mind towards an object; hence, uncommon exertion of the intellectual faculties; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. Intention is when the mind, with great earnestness and of choice, fixes its view on any idea, considers it on every side, and will not be called off by the ordinary solicitation of other ideas.
2.
Design; purpose; the fixed direction of the mind to a particular object, or a determination to act in a particular manner. It is my intention to proceed to Paris.3.
End or aim; the object to be accomplished. In chronical distempers,the principal intention is to restore the tone of the solid parts.
4.
The state of being strained. [See Intension.]