avoir l'intention — meaning in English

English meaning

• intend verb To have a plan or purpose in mind to do something.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• plan noun A set of intended actions worked out in advance to achieve a goal.

Senses

avoir l'intention is used for these senses in English:

• intend (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
• mean (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
• plan (intransitive) To intend.

mean — full definition

1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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