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# intentional

«intentional» in Mova's school dictionary: **done on purpose, deliberately, not by accident** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (intentional)

### meaning for a pupil

Intentional means done on purpose, deliberately, not by accident. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentional/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and school, the difference between intentional and accidental matters: an intentional push is a choice, an accidental bump is not. In sport, an intentional foul gets a bigger punishment. In law and ethics, intention changes how wrong an act is. Being intentional can also be positive, like intentional kindness.

### examples

- Was the trip intentional or an accident? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentional/#x1)
- The referee gave a red card for an intentional handball. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentional/#x2)
- The spelling mistake was intentional, to make the joke work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentional/#x3)
- Intentional kindness can make someone's day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentional/#x4)
- The teacher asked if the damage was intentional. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentional/#x5)
- The fire was intentional, said the police. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentional/#x6)

### note

Adverb: intentionally. Opposite: unintentional or accidental. Noun: intention.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «intentional» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentional/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.