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# intentionally

adverb (intentionally)

«intentionally» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

On purpose; meaning to do it, not by accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentionally/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentionally/#x1)
- He intentionally left the door open for the cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentionally/#x2)
- The referee said the foul was done intentionally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentionally/#x3)
- Never hurt an animal intentionally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentionally/#x4)
- I intentionally kept the surprise secret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentionally/#x5)
- The page was left blank intentionally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentionally/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: intentional; noun: intention. Opposites: accidentally, by accident, unintentionally. Synonyms: on purpose, deliberately. Spelling: double n and double l.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intentionally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intentionally/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intentionally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intentionally.html) on Mova free.