Dictionary entry
Intention
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
Myanmar Meaning
(n) ရည်ရွယ်ချက်
Definition
intention /Çn'tenʃn/ n [C,U] ~ (to do sth/ of doing sth/ that…) ရည္ရြယ္ခ်က္။ ျပဳလိုျခင္း။ ေစတနာ။ It wasn't my intention to upset you. ❍ I came with the/ every intention of staying, but circumstances' have changed. ❍ Their intention is to make the area a public park. ❍ I have no intention of coming (ie do not intend to come) here again! ❍ She's full of good intentions, but unfortunately they rarely work out.
Examples
- What is your intention?
- [intention of doing something] : Megan suddenly announced her intention of selling the house.
- [have no intention of doing something] : We have no intention of giving up.
- [with the intention of doing something] : No one goes to college with the intention of failing.
- [have every intention of doing something] : I had every intention of phoning her this morning
- but I just didn’t get a chance.
- [intention to do something] : It wasn’t my intention to upset you.
- [good/bad intentions] : You may be full of good intentions but not everyone will share your enthusiasm.
- [the best (of) intentions] : I know you had the best of intentions
- but you should have consulted me first.
- [intention that] : It was never our intention that people should suffer as a result of these cuts in spending.