A plan or purpose in your mind about what you want to do or achieve.
From Latin 'intentio' meaning 'a stretching out, purpose', from 'intendere' (to stretch toward). It entered English through Old French with both physical and mental senses.
Intention is the invisible blueprint behind your actions, even when the building turns out differently than you hoped. That’s why we often judge ourselves by intentions but others by results—and conflicts grow in that mismatch.
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