B2 something that you want and plan to do:
[ + to infinitive ] It wasn't my intention to exclude her from the list - I just forgot her.
He's full of good intentions, but he never does anything about them!
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- We welcome the government's affirmation of its intention to act.
- It has always been my declared intention to sail round the world.
- We have no intention of launching a pre-emptive strike, but we will retaliate if provoked.
- The UN announced its intentions to toughen sanctions still further.
- He thought the time was right to let his intentions be known.
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