Also means
purpose
Usage Note
Intención is feminine and pluralizes regularly to intenciones. The common phrase con buena/mala intención means 'with good/bad intentions.' The verb intentar means 'to try,' and tener la intención de is the standard way to say 'to intend to.'
Examples
"No era mi intención ofenderte."
Natural Translation
It was not my intention to offend you.
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