noun (n)

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  Good intentions are not enough.
  

  Synonym:
  aim, design, intent, purpose
  

  source: wordnet30
• (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  His intentions are entirely honorable.
  

  source: wordnet30
• an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out(noun.act)

  Example:
  My intention changed once I saw her.
  

  source: wordnet30
• A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.(noun)

  source: webster1913