how to pronounce intention

/ˌɪnˈtɛntʃən/

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intention is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of intention in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… destroys it that is the intention of …”

meaning of intention

Intention means a purposeful act or plan.

intention frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word intention occurs in english on average 21.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics intention can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that intention can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;