Intent and intention | Britannica Dictionary Intent and intention share meanings and overlap in use, but they are not completely interchangeable Both words mean " the thing that you plan to do or achieve : an aim or purpose "
Intention - definition of intention by The Free Dictionary Intention simply signifies a course of action that one proposes to follow: It is my intention to work for a year and then go back to school Intent more strongly implies deliberateness: The executor complied with the testator's intent
intention - WordReference. com Dictionary of English a purpose or goal; aim: it is his intention to reform a natural healing process, as by first intention, in which the edges of a wound cling together with no tissue between, or by second intention, in which the wound edges adhere with granulation tissue