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Intension | Intensional | Intensions | Intensionally

Intension meaning

  1. intensity or the act of becoming intense.
  2. Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.
  3. A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

Synonyms of Intension

connotation meaning significance signification import

Related words

Other words often associated with Intension or its synonyms:

substance message content export noncitizen idea meaningful commodity importance alien good significant

Using Intension

  • The main meaning on this page is: intensity or the act of becoming intense. | Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies. | A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.
  • Useful related words include: connotation, meaning, significance, signification.
  • In the example corpus, intension often appears in combinations such as: the intension, intension of, intension to.

Context around Intension

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

good 1×

Often after:

frege 1×

Sentence patterns with Intension

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the intension frege s 1× declared his intension to contest 1× from good intension 1× have no intension and hence 1× have the intension of committing 1× implies an intension 1× intension is analogous 1× that without intension a word 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by godfred a 1× for instance the 1× glad you understood 1× in the case 1× intension is analogous 1× such terms it 1×

Common sentence endings:

has no meaning 2× and fulfilment services 1× democratic congress ndc 1× from good intension 1× hence no meaning 1× his host community 1×

Words around Intension

Just before it in the word index:

intensifying 209 intensify 358 intensifies 126 intensifier 7 intensified 679 intensification 80

Just after it in the word index:

intensional 12 intensionally 2 intensions 6 intensities 51 intensity 1.584 intensive 1.750

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Intension

  • In this selection, "intension" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, good and frege stand out and add context to how "intension" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the intension frege s and declared his intension to contest. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "intension" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with intension

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Without intension of some sort, a word has no meaning. (10 words)

For instance, the terms 'rantans' or ' brillig ' have no intension and hence no meaning. (14 words)

Intension is analogous to the signified in the Saussurean system, extension to the referent. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

By Godfred A. Polkuu, GNA Zuarungu (U/E) Aug. 5, GNA – Mr John Kologo Tia, former Ghana’s Ambassador to Cuba has declared his intension to contest the Upper East Regional chairmanship race of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). (39 words)

Such terms, it may be argued, are always intensional since they connote the property 'meaningless term' but this paradox does not constitute a counterexample to the claim that without intension a word has no meaning. (35 words)

The distinction between the embedded description and the bearer itself is similar to that between the extension and the intension (Frege's terms) of a general term, or between connotation and denotation (Mill's terms). (35 words)

Example sentences (11)

Your Exellency honouring exemplary characters of our society like the legend Biri Biri with such awards is without doubt part of caring and sharing from good intension.

There are some intruders who use them as a cover to commit crime but the original herdsman does not have the intension of committing crime or harming his host community.

By Godfred A. Polkuu, GNA Zuarungu (U/E) Aug. 5, GNA – Mr John Kologo Tia, former Ghana’s Ambassador to Cuba has declared his intension to contest the Upper East Regional chairmanship race of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Glad you understood the intension of my post, we are building a cinema culture and we cannot do it without our audience, they have spoken and I have a better grasp of their frustrations.

With the intension to provide safer transportation, distribution and delivery, multiple companies take assistance of third party logistics system to outsource their distribution and fulfilment services.

For instance, the terms 'rantans' or ' brillig ' have no intension and hence no meaning.

Intension is analogous to the signified in the Saussurean system, extension to the referent.

In the case of a word, the word's definition often implies an intension.

Such terms, it may be argued, are always intensional since they connote the property 'meaningless term' but this paradox does not constitute a counterexample to the claim that without intension a word has no meaning.

The distinction between the embedded description and the bearer itself is similar to that between the extension and the intension (Frege's terms) of a general term, or between connotation and denotation (Mill's terms).

Without intension of some sort, a word has no meaning.

Common combinations with intension

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "intension" in a sentence?
An example: "Your Exellency honouring exemplary characters of our society like the legend Biri Biri with such awards is without doubt part of caring and sharing from good intension." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "intension" from authentic English texts.
What does "intension" mean?
Intension means: intensity or the act of becoming intense.
What are synonyms of "intension"?
Common synonyms of "intension" include: connotation, meaning, significance, signification, import.
How many example sentences with "intension" are there?
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