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intentions

/ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/ noun B2
  1. Desire to court, marry, date, woo or sleep with someone. (colloquial, figuratively) · He has intentions on your daughter.
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What could be his intentions towards him?
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1085 · C1
The best intentions will not always ensure success.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 55 · B2
Valentine could not reply; the voice which indicated the real presence of a being in the room, alarmed her so much that she feared to utter a syllable; still the expression of her eyes seemed to inquire, “If your intentions are pure, why are you here?” The count’s marvellous sagacity understood all that was passing in the young girl’s mind.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 993 · C1
The safeguards of virtue are hateful to those with evil intentions.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 52 · B2

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