intention
Pronunciation: /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
“intention” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In French
- Mouvement de l’âme par lequel on tend à quelque fin.
- Volonté.
- But; destination; dessein.
- Prière catholique dans un but particulier.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French entention, from Old French entencion, borrowed from Latin intentiōnem. Respelled intention in Middle French to more closely match the Classical Latin form.
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