intentionally
part of speech
adverb (intentionally)
meaning for a pupil
On purpose; meaning to do it, not by accident. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school and playground fairness: «Did you push him intentionally?» In ethics and law: doing harm intentionally is treated more seriously than doing it by accident. It tells the reader the action was planned or wanted.
examples
- She didn't break the vase intentionally; it slipped. tree →
- He intentionally left the door open for the cat. tree →
- The referee said the foul was done intentionally. tree →
- Never hurt an animal intentionally. tree →
- I intentionally kept the surprise secret. tree →
- The page was left blank intentionally. tree →
note
Adjective: intentional; noun: intention. Opposites: accidentally, by accident, unintentionally. Synonyms: on purpose, deliberately. Spelling: double n and double l.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «intentionally» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.