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intention

/ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/ noun B1
  1. A course of action that a person intends to follow. (countable) · My intention was to marry a wealthy widow.
  2. A goal or purpose. (countable) · The intention of this legislation is to boost the economy.
  3. A process of the healing of a wound. (countable)

Plural intentions

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The two bade adieu to their landlady upon Tuesday, the 4th inst., and departed to Euston Station with the avowed intention of catching the Liverpool express.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 55 · B2
The safeguards of virtue are hateful to those with evil intentions.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 52 · B2
Morrel, who had himself assured him of his intention to dine at La Réserve.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 21 · C1
Is it really your intention to make me captain of the Pharaon?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 10 · C1

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