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Definition of intentional - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
purposeful actiondone on purpose or deliberately
- His ignoring of the comments was entirely intentional..
2.
legalTECH. done with intent in legal termsTECH.
- The court ruled it as an intentional act.
3.
philosophical contextTECH. related to the mind's capacity to referTECH.
- The philosopher discussed intentional states of consciousness.
Expressions with intentional
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group living together with shared goals or values
The eco-village is an intentional community focused on sustainability.
baseball strategy where pitcher deliberately walks batter
The coach signaled for an intentional walk to avoid the power hitter.
penalty for a quarterback throwing the ball away
The team lost yards due to intentional grounding.
Origin of intentional
Latin, intentio (stretching) + alis (related to)
Terms with intentional included in their meaning
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intentional listening
listen to something intentionally
unintentionally
in a way that is not intentional
intentional
done with intention or deliberation
intentional movement
move intentionally towards a goal
intentional
miss a class intentionally
intentional
done with full awareness and intention
intentional
done on purpose with careful thought
business
intentional lowering of a currency's value
intentional delay
delay doing something because of not wanting to act
intentional
end a phone call abruptly after connecting
intentional
something happened intentionally not by chance
intentional
happened intentionally, not by chance
intentional hang-up
call ended to send a pre-arranged message
intentional harm
the act of giving poison to harm or kill
intentional harm
deliberate action to weaken or obstruct success
conflict
intentional damage or disruption of equipment or services
intention
emphasizes that something is intentional or meant to be that way
damage
damaged by intentional destruction or defacement
intentional
deliberately but made to seem accidental
discrimination
obvious and intentional discrimination based on race
intentional
intentionally planned or created for a purpose
medical
intentional prevention of conception by natural or artificial means
intentional action
action that is performed intentionally
intentional
planned or created with intention
Examples of intentional in a sentence
Her intentional omission of details raised suspicion. The lawyer argued it was an intentional breach. Her intentional misrepresentation led to the lawsuit. He explored intentional acts in human behavior. Intentional thoughts were central to his theory.
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- French:intentionnel, référentiel, ...
- German:absichtlich, beabsichtigte, ...
- Italian:intenzionale, ...
- Spanish:deliberado, premeditado, ...
- Portuguese:deliberado, premeditado, ...
- Chinese:故意的, 蓄意的, ...
- Japanese:故意の, 指示的な, ...
- Arabic:مُتَعَمِّد, مقصود, ...
- Hebrew:מְכֻוָּן, מְזִיד, ...
- Russian:намеренный, интенциональный, ...
- Ukrainian:навмисний, свідомий, ...
- Hindi:इरादतन, सुनियोजित, ...
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