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

  1. What is your intention?
  2. [intention of doing something] : Megan suddenly announced her intention of selling the house.
  3. [have no intention of doing something] : We have no intention of giving up.
  4. [with the intention of doing something] : No one goes to college with the intention of failing.
  5. [have every intention of doing something] : I had every intention of phoning her this morning
  6. but I just didn’t get a chance.
  7. [intention to do something] : It wasn’t my intention to upset you.
  8. [good/bad intentions] : You may be full of good intentions but not everyone will share your enthusiasm.
  9. [the best (of) intentions] : I know you had the best of intentions
  10. but you should have consulted me first.
  11. [intention that] : It was never our intention that people should suffer as a result of these cuts in spending.