Intentional - English meaning

adjective

(of an action) done with full awareness of the likely consequences.

Usage examples:

Victims of vicious and calculated assaults

verb

Determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically.

Usage examples:

The program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available

adjective

Planned or arranged in order to produce a particular effect

Usage examples:

It was a cruel, calculated crime with absolutely no justification., [ + to infinitive ] it's a poli…

adjective

Aware of and responding to one's surroundings.

Usage examples:

Although i was in pain, i was conscious

adjective

(of an action or feeling) deliberate and intentional.

Usage examples:

A conscious effort to walk properly

adjective

Awake, aware of what is happening around you, and able to think

Usage examples:

She’s out of surgery but not fully conscious yet., people have become much more conscious of the ne…

adjective

Having been thought about carefully.

Usage examples:

I may not have time to give a considered reply to suggestions

verb

Think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Usage examples:

Each application is considered on its merits

adjective

An opinion or decision that someone has reached after a lot of thought

Usage examples:

[ + that ] it is my considered opinion that he should be promoted.

adjective

Done consciously and intentionally.

Usage examples:

A deliberate attempt to provoke conflict

verb

Engage in long and careful consideration.

Usage examples:

She deliberated over the menu

adjective

(of an action or a decision) intentional or planned, often with the result of being harmful to someone

Usage examples:

A deliberate insult, he accused her of writing deliberate untruths., [ i ] the jury deliberated for…

adjective

Planned or meant.

Usage examples:

The intended victim escaped

noun

The person one intends to marry; one's fiancé or fiancée.

Usage examples:

She used to be my intended

verb

Have (a course of action) as one's purpose or intention; plan.

Usage examples:

The company intends to cut 400 jobs

adjective

Showing or suggesting that one has knowledge or awareness that is secret or known to only a few people.

Usage examples:

A knowing smile

noun

The state of being aware or informed.

Usage examples:

As you can see the vedic way of knowing suggests that knowledge is an intrinsic feature of the soul.

verb

Be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.

Usage examples:

Most people know that cfcs can damage the ozone layer

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Usage examples:

She felt mean not giving a tip

adjective

Unkind, spiteful, or unfair.

Usage examples:

I was mean to them over the festive season

verb

Decide on and make arrangements for in advance.

Usage examples:

They were planning a trip to egypt

noun

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.

Usage examples:

The un peace plan

noun

An intention or decision about what one is going to do.

Usage examples:

I have no plans to retire

adjective

(of an action, especially a crime) thought out or planned beforehand.

Usage examples:

Premeditated murder

verb

Think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.

Usage examples:

Apparently he did not premeditate her murder

adjective

Thought of or planned before being done

Usage examples:

The police believe the crime was premeditated.

verb

Have as one's intention or objective.

Usage examples:

God has allowed suffering, even purposed it

noun

The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.

Usage examples:

The purpose of the meeting is to appoint a trustee

noun

A person's sense of resolve or determination.

Usage examples:

There was a new sense of purpose in her step as she set off

adjective

Having or showing determination or resolve.

Usage examples:

The purposeful stride of a great barrister

adjective

Aimed at achieving something; determined

Usage examples:

He desired to lead a more purposeful life., the purposeful destruction of historic sites

adjective

Having or done with a purpose.

Usage examples:

Teaching is a purposive activity

adjective

Done with the aim of achieving a particular thing

Usage examples:

Can we ascribe purposive behaviour to a gene?, the courts should adopt a purposive approach to the …

adjective

(of a quality or result) achieved or maintained by careful and deliberate effort.

Usage examples:

He treated them with studied politeness

verb

Devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

I studied classics at college

adjective

Carefully prepared or considered, esp. to create an effect

Usage examples:

He showed a studied disregard for her concerns.

adjective

(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked.

Usage examples:

Sheer wanton vandalism

noun

A sexually unrestrained woman.

Usage examples:

She'd behaved like a wanton

verb

Play; frolic.

Usage examples:

They sat gazing at the white-flecked pure blue sea and the various gulls that wantoned in the wake

adjective

(of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate.

Usage examples:

Wilful acts of damage

adjective

(of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong

Usage examples:

The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council., they eat huge quantiti…