intention

a plan or desire to do something

intención, propósito, deseo de hacer algo

• have an intention to do sth

Collocations have no intention of doing something · change one's intention

• She has no intention of going.

  Ella no tiene intención de ir.

the meaning or purpose behind something that is said or done

intención, significado, propósito detrás de algo

• what was the intention of doing sth

Collocations the intention behind something · the intention of saying something

• What was his intention in saying that?

  ¿Cuál era su intención al decir eso?

a goal or aim, especially one of several goals within a larger plan

objetivo, meta, propósito dentro de un plan más amplio

• achieve an intention

Collocations set an intention · achieve one's intentions

• She set the intention of learning Spanish.

  Ella estableció la intención de aprender español.