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1. a thing intended; an aim or plan:

意図したもの, 狙い, 目的; 〖～s〗 心構え, 態度

e.g. she was full of good intentions

e.g. with infinitive : Ukraine and Kazakhstan have both declared their intention to be nuclear-free.

the action or fact of intending:

«…する/…という» 意図, 意向, 意志, つもり «of doing, to do/that節»

e.g. intention is just one of the factors that will be considered.

(one's intentions) a person's designs, especially a man's, in respect to marriage:

｟話･古｠〖～s〗 結婚の意志

e.g. if his intentions aren't honorable, I never want to see him again.

2. Medicine the healing process of a wound. See first intention, second intention.

〘医〙 癒合

late Middle English: from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio(n-) ‘stretching, purpose’, from intendere (see intend).