Planning or meaning to do something; having a purpose or aim.
From Latin 'intendere' (in- 'toward' + tendere 'to stretch or direct'). The word literally means 'to stretch toward,' capturing the idea of aiming or directing yourself toward a goal.
The philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote that intention is what matters morally—you can hurt someone accidentally while intending good, but that intention changes the moral meaning of your action.
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