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intentionally en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
• /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃnəli/
• /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/
• /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənli/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin intentiō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Medieval Latin -ālis Medieval Latin intentiōnālisbor. English intentional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intentionally From intentional + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an intentional manner; on purpose.
   • Astrotourism has the potential to catalyze positive change and reduce light pollution globally, but it must be pursued intentionally with utmost concern for local communities and the natural environment. 2024 October 8, DarkSky International, DarkSky International releases guiding principles for responsible astrotourism:
   • The body design has been carried out to the requirements of the B.T.C. Design Panel in association with the Design Research Unit and its lines are described as "intentionally unelaborate". 1959 March, “The 2,500 h.p. electric locomotives for the Kent Coast electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 124–125:
   • Today, no one would intentionally smear radioactive materials on their face, but in 1933, the dangers of radioactivity were not yet fully understood. 2020 March 8, Jacopo Prisco, “When beauty products were radioactive”, in CNN:

Forms

Antonyms

unintentionally

Relateds

unintentional

Synonyms

knowingly

Translations (60)

vi cố tình (intentional manner, on purpose) · fi tahallaan (intentional manner, on purpose) · gl intencionadamente (intentional manner, on purpose) · sv med flit (intentional manner, on purpose) · cmn 刻意 (intentional manner, on purpose) · hu szándékosan (intentional manner, on purpose) · ro premeditat (intentional manner, on purpose) · ota مخصوص (intentional manner, on purpose) · tr kasten (intentional manner, on purpose) · de beabsichtigt (intentional manner, on purpose) · cs záměrně (intentional manner, on purpose) · el εκούσια (intentional manner, on purpose) · ro dinadins (intentional manner, on purpose) · hu szántszándékkal (intentional manner, on purpose) · el ηθελημένα (intentional manner, on purpose) · ml മനഃപൂർവ്വം (intentional manner, on purpose) · la consiliō (intentional manner, on purpose) · cmn 蓄意 (intentional manner, on purpose) · ar عَمْدًا (intentional manner, on purpose) · pl umyślnie (intentional manner, on purpose) · ca intencionalment (intentional manner, on purpose) · pt intencionalmente (intentional manner, on purpose) · el επίτηδες (intentional manner, on purpose) · eo intence (intentional manner, on purpose) · sv avsiktligt (intentional manner, on purpose) · tr kasıtlıca (intentional manner, on purpose) · de bewusst (intentional manner, on purpose) · ja 意図的に (intentional manner, on purpose) · hy դիտմամբ (intentional manner, on purpose) · cmn 存心 (intentional manner, on purpose) · ca intencionadament (intentional manner, on purpose) · kk әдейі (intentional manner, on purpose) · ru наме́ренно (intentional manner, on purpose) · ro deliberat (intentional manner, on purpose) · el σκόπιμα (intentional manner, on purpose) · ckb بەقەستی (intentional manner, on purpose) · ru наро́чно (intentional manner, on purpose) · es intencionalmente (intentional manner, on purpose) · es intencionadamente (intentional manner, on purpose) · pl rozmyślnie (intentional manner, on purpose) · pl celowo (intentional manner, on purpose) · ro înadins (intentional manner, on purpose) · fr à dessein (intentional manner, on purpose) · ja 態と (intentional manner, on purpose) · vi cố ý (intentional manner, on purpose) · tr kasıtlı olarak (intentional manner, on purpose) · cmn 有意 (intentional manner, on purpose) · fi tahallisesti (intentional manner, on purpose) · ru преднаме́ренно (intentional manner, on purpose) · gl intencionalmente (intentional manner, on purpose) · he ביד רמה (intentional manner, on purpose) · cmn 故意 (intentional manner, on purpose) · ckb بە ئانقەس (intentional manner, on purpose) · de vorsätzlich (intentional manner, on purpose) · sl namẹ̄noma (intentional manner, on purpose) · hu készakarva (intentional manner, on purpose) · fr intentionnellement (intentional manner, on purpose) · ro intenționat (intentional manner, on purpose) · de absichtlich (intentional manner, on purpose) · te కావాలని (intentional manner, on purpose)