01 n. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
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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.
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A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York.“Hell is paved with good intentions.” — Johnson.
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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.
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Any mental apprehension of an object.(Logic)
Phrases & compounds
First intention —
a conception of a thing formed by the first or direct application of the mind to the individual object; an idea or image; as, man, stone.
Second intention —
a conception generalized from first intuition or apprehension already formed by the mind; an abstract notion; especially, a classified notion, as species, genus, whiteness.
To heal by the first intention —
to cicatrize, as a wound, without suppuration.
To heal by the second intention —
to unite after suppuration.