Intention — the desire to do something specific, the direction of action towards a specific goal. Intention may be fleeting, or it may be strengthened by consciousness and will. Then the formulations are used: strong intention, strengthen the intention, destroyed the intention…
“What, are you soaping up from the lessons to run away?” slang synonym for «What, you have the intention to quietly leave the lessons?»
Intentionally — something that is done (or done) for a specific purpose and in a specific way, and not by chance.
I wanted to say something nasty, and I did. So, intentionally. And if you wanted to say a compliment, but said such that the person was upset — you said something unpleasant for the person not intentionally.
The unintentional is often called: naturally occurring, arising as a natural reaction, accidental or impulsive.
I went to the store and bought it impulsively. In a conversation, he began to object, without noticing it himself and not even wanting it, but automatically — not intentionally.
An intention can be formed immediately before an action. Intentional — what was conceived in advance, was remembered and was carried out later.
Children do not understand whether something was intentionally or deliberately done against them. They say more simply: “He is not by chance, he is on purpose!” Specially — a generalizing name for something that was at least intentional, which is intentional.
How does a person understand his own intentions? How do people understand the intentions of other people? What can be done to make our intentions better understood by those close to us? How can we make sure that our intentions are more often translated into action? See →