/ ɪnˈtenʃn; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] intention (of doing sth) | intention (to do sth) | intention (that ... ) what you intend or plan to do; your aim :
I have no intention of going to the wedding.
He has announced his intention to retire.
It was not my intention that she should suffer.
He left England with the intention of travelling in Africa.
I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her.
The original intention was to devote three months to the project.
She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out.
I did it with the best (of) intentions (= meaning to help) , but I only succeeded in annoying them.
—see also well intentioned ➡ note at purpose
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IDIOMS
see road
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French entencion , from Latin intentio(n-) stretching, purpose, from intendere intend, extend, direct, from in- towards + tendere stretch, tend.