To have a plan, purpose, or aim in your mind when you do something.
From Latin 'intendere' meaning 'to stretch toward, direct', from 'in-' (toward) + 'tendere' (to stretch). The idea of stretching toward a goal became the mental sense of having a purpose.
Intention is your mind ‘stretching’ toward a future outcome, long before actions catch up. The gap between what we intend and what we actually do is where a lot of guilt—and growth—lives.
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