| intention | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. aim, design, intent, intention, purpose | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ idea, mind | your intention; what you intend to do.; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" |
| ~ cross-purpose | a contrary aim.; "at cross-purposes" |
| ~ final cause | (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process. |
| ~ sake | the purpose of achieving or obtaining.; "for the sake of argument" |
| ~ view | purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'.; "he took the computer with a view to pawning it" |
| ~ will | a fixed and persistent intent or purpose.; "where there's a will there's a way" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. intention | (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal.; "his intentions are entirely honorable" |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| n. (act) | 3. intention | an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out.; "my intention changed once I saw her" |
| ~ willing, volition | the act of making a choice.; "followed my father of my own volition" |
| objective | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. aim, object, objective, target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).; "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ grail | the object of any prolonged endeavor. |
| ~ business | an immediate objective.; "gossip was the main business of the evening" |
| ~ point | the object of an activity.; "what is the point of discussing it?" |
| ~ thing | a special objective.; "the thing is to stay in bounds" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. object glass, object lens, objective, objective lens | the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed. |
| ~ compound microscope | light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece. |
| ~ lens, lens system, lense | a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images. |
| ~ optical telescope | an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources. |
| adj. | 3. nonsubjective, objective | undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena.; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence" |
| ~ clinical | scientifically detached; unemotional.; "he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony" |
| ~ neutral, impersonal | having no personal preference.; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer" |
| ~ verifiable | capable of being verified.; "a verifiable account of the incident" |
| adj. (pertain) | 4. accusative, objective | serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes.; "objective case"; "accusative endings" |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| adj. | 5. documentary, objective | emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation.; "objective art" |
| ~ real, existent | being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory.; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!" |
| adj. | 6. objective | belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events.; "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind" |
| ~ concrete | capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary.; "concrete objects such as trees" |
| purpose | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. function, purpose, role, use | what something is used for.; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" |
| ~ usefulness, utility | the quality of being of practical use. |
| ~ raison d'etre | the purpose that justifies a thing's existence. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. determination, purpose | the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose.; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" |
| ~ firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution | the trait of being resolute.; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" |
| ~ doggedness, perseverance, persistency, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity, persistence | persistent determination. |
| ~ indefatigability, indefatigableness, tirelessness | tireless determination. |
| ~ industriousness, diligence, industry | persevering determination to perform a task.; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. aim, propose, purport, purpose | propose or intend.; "I aim to arrive at noon" |
| ~ intend, mean, think | have in mind as a purpose.; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. purpose, resolve | reach a decision.; "he resolved never to drink again" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| sake | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. interest, sake | a reason for wanting something done.; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" |
| ~ benefit, welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being.; "for the benefit of all" |
| ~ behalf | for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive).; "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf" |
| n. (food) | 2. rice beer, sake, saki | Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot. |
| ~ alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant | a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent.; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" |
| ~ nihon, nippon, japan | a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building. |
| ~ rice | annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. sake | the purpose of achieving or obtaining.; "for the sake of argument" |
| ~ aim, intent, intention, purpose, design | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| intent | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. intent, purport, spirit | the intended meaning of a communication. |
| ~ meaning, signification, import, significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
| adj. | 2. absorbed, captive, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped | giving or marked by complete attention to.; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" |
| ~ attentive | (often followed by `to') giving care or attention.; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor" |
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