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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

intenzionale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in.ten.tjoˈna.le

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Intentional/ɪnˈtɛn.ʃən.əl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il danno non era intenzionale."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Done on purpose; deliberate.

    "Leaving the door unlocked was an intentional act to let the breeze in."
  2. 2

    Done with conscious thought and a specific goal in mind.

    "She is very intentional about how she spends her free time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word 'intentionalis', from 'intentio' (stretching, purpose), originating from the past participle of 'intendere'. It entered Middle English via Old French in the late medieval period, evolving from a philosophical term denoting mental direction to a modern general adjective signifying deliberate action.

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