Intention /(?)/

In·ten·tion

Intention

n.
  1. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
    Intention is when the mind, with great earnestness, and of choice, fixes its view on any idea.
  2. A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York.
    Hell is paved with good intentions.
  3. The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
    In [chronical distempers], the principal intention is to restore the tone of the solid parts.
  4. The state of being strained. See Intension. [Obs.]
  5. Any mental apprehension of an object. (Logic)

Phrases & Compounds
First intention
a conception of a thing formed by the first or direct application of the mind to the individual object; an idea or image; as, man, stone.
Second intention
a conception generalized from first intuition or apprehension already formed by the mind; an abstract notion; especially, a classified notion, as species, genus, whiteness.
To heal by the first intention
to cicatrize, as a wound, without suppuration.
To heal by the second intention
to unite after suppuration.