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      intentions
      noun
      A course of action that a person intends to follow.
      The goal or purpose.
      (medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.
      (obsolete) Tension; straining, stretching.
      (obsolete) A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
      (obsolete) The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
      (obsolete) Any mental apprehension of an object.
      verb
      To intend.
      Roots
      tendotent- · Latin · stretch
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