INTEND  要欲

DESIRE for what one BELIEVES to be a POSSIBLE:FEASIBLE FUTURE ACT by ONESELF.
PLANMEANHAVE IN MINDHAVE THE INTENTIONAIMPROPOSEASPIREHOPEEXPECTBE RESOLVEDBE DETERMINEDWANTWISHCONTEMPLATETHINK OFENVISAGEENVISIONDESIGNEARMARKDESIGNATESET ASIDEFORMAL PURPOSE
Antonym
  • NATURALLYEASILY AND NOT:without BECAUSE of being COMPELLED OR BECAUSE of PLANNING, OR USING A METHOD.
    Hypernym
    • DESIREGOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED.
      • FEELINGNATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND.
        • REACTCHANGE one's THINKING OR ACTING BECAUSE one is PERCEIVING something.
          • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2....
    See also
    • FUTURETIME PERIOD LATE IN-RELATION-TO NOW.
      • WILLORGAN of INTENTION.
        • PLANTHINK ABOUT A COMPLEX ENDURING INTEND:intention
          Hyponym
          • DARE　ACT OR INTEND to ACT:do something which REQUIRES COURAGE.
            • DELIBERATE　INTENDING FREELY to ACT SAME:as one does ACT.
              • DEMONSTRATIVE　Be DELIBERATE in ACTING so as to SHOW one's ACT to OTHERS.
            • PURPOSE　INTENTION one HAS WHEN DOING something, OR INTENTION BASED ON which something is PRODUCED.
              Old Chinese Criteria
              1. The dominant general word in this group is yù 欲 (ant. fú 弗 "refuse to") which refers to any intention of any kind, and the subjects are normally animate.

              2. Qiě 且 "be about to" refers to the immediate future and does not stress intention, although the subject is normally human.

              3. Jiāng 將 refers to any impending event with animate or inanimate subjects.

              4. Yì 意 stresses the subjective aspect of planning and desiring to do something, involved in an intention to do something.

              5. Tú 圖 "make plans for" is a rather elevated word to use for intentions to engage in major undertakings.

              6. Xīn 心 refers to basic intentions or basic strategy.

              Modern Chinese Criteria
              要

              想

              想要

              準備

              意想

              打算

              宅心

              意圖

              圖

              企圖

              打算

              意向

              用意

              作用

              意

              意旨

              旨意

              意志

              法旨

              心意

              rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

              Old Chinese Contrasts
              1. have made (an emotional or inscrutable) decision to

              2. have made a (discussable rational) decision to

              3.

              • Systematic Lexicography ( APRESJAN 2000) p. 186-202

              • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 1065;1247

              • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 17.41

              • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 608

              • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

                INTENTION

                velle means to wish and to cooperate towards the realisation of one's wish.

                optare is to wish and leave the realisation of one's wish to others, or to fate.

                expetere is to wish and to apply to others for the realisation of one's wishes.

              • Traite elementaire des synonymes grecques ( DUFOUR 1910) p. 48

              • Semantica del Griego Antiguo ( HERNANDEZ 2000) p. 49n205

              • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

                VOLUNTAS

              • Woerterbuch der Philosophie. Neue Beitraege zu einer Kritik der Sprache ( MAUTHNER WP 1924) p. I.6

              • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 35

              • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 12.763

                WILLE

              • Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy ( ZHANG DAINIAN 2002) p. 409

              • The Encyclopedia of Philosophy ( BORCHERT 2005) p.

                INTENTION VOLITION

              • The Theory of Will in Classical Antiquity ( DIHLE 1982) p.

              • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.139.102

                VOLONTE.INTENTION.DESSEIN

              • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.142.104

                VOULOIR.AVOIR ENVIE.SOUHAITER.DESIRER.SOUPIRER.CONVOITER

              • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.454.412

                POUR.AFIN

              • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.129/30

              • Divisiones quae vulgo dicuntur Aristoteleae ( DIVISIONES 1906) p. B 21

              • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.129

              • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 54A

              Attributions by syntactic funtion

              • vt+V1.postadV2 : 95
              • npro.adV : 64
              • vt+V[0] : 46
              • nab : 33
              • VPt+V[0] : 26
              • vt V(0) : 15
              • nadV : 10
              • vt(0) V1.adV2 : 5
              • padS1.post-S2 : 5
              • padV1.postV2 : 3
              • VPi : 3
              • vt(+N.)adV1:postV2 : 3
              • NPab : 2
              • VPadN : 2
              • nab.post-Nab : 1
              • nab.post-V : 1
              • vtoV[0] : 1
              • padV : 1
              • nab.post-N : 1

              Attributions by text

              • 韓非子 : 46
              • 說苑 : 30
              • 孟子 : 27
              • 春秋左傳 : 26
              • 荀子 : 23
              • 管子 : 16
              • 陸機集十一卷 : 10
              • 淮南子 : 10
              • 呂氏春秋 : 10
              • 春秋穀梁傳 : 10
              • 莊子 : 9
              • 百喻經 : 9
              • 論語 : 8
              • 墨子 : 8
              • 搜神記 : 7
              • 賢愚經 : 7
              • 史記 : 6
              • 古列女傳 : 6
              • 列子 : 5
              • 老子 : 5
              • 韓詩外傳 : 5
              • 論衡 : 4
              • 戰國策 : 4
              • 孫子 : 3
              • 阮籍集四卷 : 3
              • 祖堂集 : 3
              • 文選 : 2
              • 尚書 : 2
              • 法集要頌經 : 2
              • 景德傳燈錄 : 1
              • 公孫龍子 : 1
              • 記纂淵海 : 1
              • 晏子春秋 : 1
              • 禮記 : 1
              • 鹽鐵論 : 1
              • 臨濟錄 : 1
              • 毛詩 : 1
              • 楚辭 : 1
              • 九章算術注 : 1
              • 郭弘農集五卷 : 1

              Words

              以  yǐ OC: k-lɯʔ MC: jɨ 95 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt+V1.postadV2e.g. 君子學以致其道 "the true gentleman studies in order to reach the Way": intending thereby to, in order to; in order to; so that one can
              自  zì OC: sblids MC: dzi 64 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • npro.adVof one's own accord, on one's own initiative, by one's own intention; intentionally
              將  jiāng OC: skaŋ MC: tsi̯ɐŋ 29 AttributionsWD

              Jiāng 將 refers to any impending event with animate or inanimate subjects.

                Syntactic words
              • vt+V[0]want to V; be prepared to; will V; is willing to V; have the intention to
              將欲  jiāng yù OC: skaŋ k-loɡ MC: tsi̯ɐŋ ji̯ok 24 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPt+V[0]have a general desire to; be about to
              欲  yù OC: k-loɡ MC: ji̯ok 22 AttributionsWD

              The dominant general word in this group is yù 欲 (ant. fú 弗 "refuse to") which refers to any intention of any kind, and the subjects are normally animate.

                Syntactic words
              • nabpsychintention
              • vt+V(0)aim to and desire to; intendCH
              • vt+V[0]insist on V-ing
              • vtoV[0]figurative"wish to" be V-ed, like to be V-edCH
              意  yì OC: qɯɡs MC: ʔɨ 17 AttributionsWD

              Yì 意 stresses the subjective aspect of planning and desiring to do something, involved in an intention to do something.

                Word relations
              • Contrast: 心/ATTITUDE The general word for the attitude of an individual or of a group of people is xīn 心, and the attitude denoted by this word may change in the course of time. [GENERAL], [VAGUE]

                Syntactic words
              • nab.post-NN's intentions; N's desiresDS
              • nabpolitical(political) intentions, ambitions
              • nabpsychwish, intention, purpose QIMINYAOSHU 蔡倫立意造紙
              • nadVas far as one's intention is concerned, by intention
              志  zhì OC: kljɯs MC: tɕɨ 13 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • nab.post-Va natural inclination to V; a good mind to V
              • nabnegativeambition; wishes
              • nabpsychintention; attention with respect to future action; wishes
              而  ér OC: njɯ MC: ȵɨ 12 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • padS1.post-S2in order to
              • padV1.post-V2so as toCH
              • padV1.postV2intending to, in order to, used like 以
              故  gù OC: kaas MC: kuo̝ 9 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • nabactwhat is done intentionally
              • nadVdeliberately, insistently, persistently
              • viactact deliberately
              心  xīn OC: slɯm MC: sim 6 AttributionsWD

              Xīn 心 refers to basic intentions or basic strategy.

                Syntactic words
              • nab.post-Nabthe intentions of Nab-ingLZ
              • nabpsychbasic intentions, ultimate design, basic plan
              有為  yǒu wéi OC: ɢʷɯʔ ɢʷal MC: ɦɨu ɦiɛ 5 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabactactionism (opposite of 無為)
              • VPadNcharacterised by deliberate action
              • VPiacttake assertive action; philosophically: fail to engage in wuwei 無為
              擬  nǐ OC: ŋɡɯʔ MC: ŋɨ 3 AttributionsWD
              • Studies in the Language of Zu-tang Ji 祖堂集 ( ANDERL 2004C) p. 424-426

                Syntactic words
              • vt+V[0]want to, wish to (modal verb expressing volition)
              用  yòng OC: k-loŋs MC: ji̯oŋ 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt(+N.)adV1:postV2omintending thereby to V1; (V2) in order to (V1) (used like 以)
              肯  kěn OC: khɯɯŋʔ MC: khəŋ 3 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt+V[0]be willing to, allow oneself to
              聊  liáo OC: b-ruu MC: leu 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt+V[0]intend to
              不屑  bù xiè OC: pɯʔ pliid MC: pi̯ut set 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPt+V[0]be unwilling to V
              求  qiú MC: gjuw OC: ɡuLZ 2 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt+V[0]to intend to VLZ
              其  qí OC: ɡɯ MC: gɨ 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • padVintend to,will, am/is about to
              圖  tú OC: daa MC: duo̝ 1 AttributionWD

              Tú 圖 "make plans for" is a rather elevated word to use for intentions to engage in major undertakings.

                Syntactic words
              • vt+V[0]plan to
              干  gān OC: kaan MC: kɑn 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt+V[0]intend to V
              有心  yǒu xīn OC: ɢʷɯʔ slɯm MC: ɦɨu sim 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • VPihave a made-up mind; have one's mind made up
              為  wéi MC: hjweH OC: ɢʷalCH 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt(0) V1.adV2read wèi: in order to (?)CH
              指歸  zhǐ guī MC: tsyijX kjw+j OC: kjiʔ klulVK 1 AttributionWD
                Syntactic words
              • NPabthe main idea; intentionVK
              且  qiě OC:  MC: tshɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD

              Qiě 且 "be about to" refers to the immediate future and does not stress intention, although the subject is normally human. See also FUTURE.

                Syntactic words
              能  néng OC: nɯɯŋ MC: nəŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt+V[0]be willing to
              必且  bì qiě OC: piɡ MC: pit tshɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • PPadVbe sure to (in the near future)
              見  jiàn OC: keens MC: ken 0 AttributionsWD
                Syntactic words
              • vt+V[0]intend to V

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