Intention and Use

Intention

Intention noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Use and intention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Use" instead a noun "Intention".

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Intention and use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intention" instead a noun "Use".

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

human	human intention	human use
good	good intention	good use
best	best intention	best use
particular	particular intention	particular use
Other adjectives: similar, usual, original, free, obvious, actual, real, little, main, deliberate, new, possible, less, primary, different, literal, strategic.

Bender (reading from the dictionary): "The use of words expressing something other than their literal intention" Now that IS irony

Source: Dude, Not Ironic
Foiler Footage: An alternate ending where Rose dies was filmed with the intention of screening it for critics, but Davies decided it was too inferior to use.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S27 E13 "The Parting of the Ways"
His original intention was to use it as a means of disguise which he could use to spy for his employer, one which he would reverse when his spying was done.

Source: Professor Guinea Pig

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