noun any mental apprehension of an object.
2. intention ·noun the object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
3. intention ·noun the state of being strained. ·see intension.
4. intention ·noun a determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to new york.
5. intention ·noun a stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.