INTENTION

Meaning

A course of action that a person intends to follow.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intentiōbor. Old French entencionder. Middle French ententionbor. Middle English entencioun English intention From Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion.

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles:

• 2026-06-06OEILNTW
• 2025-10-15OCEIJNT
• 2025-09-28ODTVNIE
• 2025-08-19OETMINZ
• 2025-06-22TENJIMO
• 2025-01-22TXCOIEN
• 2024-08-13OVETLIN
• 2024-07-14ICEJNOT
• 2023-07-18ICXTOEN