intention|
noun
1 a thing intended; an aim or plan : she was full of good intentions | [with infinitive ] the Ukraine and Kazakhstan have both declared their intention to be nuclear-free.
• the action or fact of intending : intention is just one of the factors that will be considered.
• ( one's intentions) a person's designs, esp. a man's, in respect to marriage : if his intentions aren't honorable, I never want to see him again.
2 Medicine the healing process of a wound. See first intention , second intention .