la
feminine
/in.tenˈθjon/
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Translation
intention
Word origin
From Latin intentio, intentionem ('a stretching, a purpose'), from intendere ('to stretch towards'). The same root gives English intention and intend.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- intentio
- English cognates
- intention, intend
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralintenciones
Examples
causar .
I have no intention of causing any harm.
, .
His intention was to help, although it went wrong.
bastan.
Good intentions are not always enough.
.
She arrived with the intention of staying a short while.
¿ ?
What is your real intention?
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