mục đích 
intention like: Absicht → →
die Absicht ☊ 
ý định, mục tiêu ☊ 
☊ absichtlich ☊ chủ ý ☊ ☊ Absicht ☊ 意图 ☊ yì tú absichtlich ☊ 有意的 ☊ yǒu yì de assure sb (that)...: You think I did it deliberately, but I assure you (that) I did not. ☊ assure ☊
She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. ☊ deliberately ☊
plans to seize power by force of arms (= by military force) ☊ force ☊
She deliberately ignored my question and changed the subject. ☊ ignore ☊
The new management intends to institute a number of changes. ☊ institute ☊
intend to do sth: I fully intended (= definitely intended) to pay for the damage. ☊ intend ☊
intend sb/sth to do sth: The writer clearly intends his readers to identify with the main character. ☊ intend ☊
intend sth: The company intends a slow-down in expansion. ☊ intend ☊
it is intended that...: It is intended that production will start next month. ☊ intend ☊
intend that...: We intend that production will start next month. ☊ intend ☊
intend sth (by sth): What exactly did you intend by that remark? ☊ intend ☊
intend sth (as sth): He intended it as a joke. ☊ intend ☊
intention (of doing sth): I have no intention of going to the wedding. ☊ intention ☊
He left England with the intention of travelling in Africa. ☊ intention ☊
I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her. ☊ intention ☊
She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out. ☊ intention ☊
I did it with the best (of) intentions (= meaning to help), but I only succeeded in annoying them. ☊ intention ☊
It didn't turn out like I intended. ☊ like ☊
mail sb/sth: The company intends to mail 50 000 households in the area. ☊ mail ☊
I intend to lodge an official complaint (= to complain to sb in authority). ☊ official ☊
They intend to close the school at the earliest opportunity (= as soon as possible). ☊ opportunity ☊
protest sth: They fully intend to protest the decision. ☊ protest ☊
He did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her. ☊ on purpose ☊
'You've no intention of coming back?' 'I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not.' ☊ quite ☊
The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended. ☊ reverse ☊
These movies deliberately set out to shock. ☊ shock ☊
He never had the slightest intention of agreeing to it. ☊ slight ☊
state sth: He has already stated his intention to run for election. ☊ state ☊
She took it in the spirit in which it was intended. ☊ take ☊