NOUN | cognition | intention, purpose, intent, aim, design | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions |
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cognition | intention | (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal | |
act | intention | an act of intending |
Sounds | ihnteh'nchahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions. | |
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Example | "good intentions are not enough" | |
Synonyms | purpose, intent, aim, design | |
Narrower | cross-purpose | A contrary aim |
final cause | (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process | |
mind, idea | Your intention | |
sake | The purpose of achieving or obtaining | |
view | Purpose | |
will | A fixed and persistent intent or purpose | |
Broader | goal, end | The state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it |
Spanish | finalidad, intencionalidad, intención, intento, meta, objetivo, objeto, propósito | |
Catalan | finalitat, intenció, meta, propòsit, voluntat |
Meaning | (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal. | |
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Example | "his intentions are entirely honorable" | |
Broader | goal, end | The state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it |
Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Spanish | intención | |
Adjectives | intentional | characterized by conscious design or purpose |
Meaning | An act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out. | |
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Example | "my intention changed once I saw her" | |
Broader | volition, willing | The act of making a choice |
Verbs | intend | have in mind as a purpose |
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