wish: She was sincere in her wish to make amends for the past.
objective: His objective was to play golf and win.
in|ten|tion|al / I nte nʃən ə l/ ADJ Something that is intentional is deliberate. □ How can I blame him? It wasn't intentional. ● in|ten|tion|al|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □ I've never intentionally hurt anyone.
in|ter / I ntɜː r / (inters , interring , interred ) VERB When a dead person is interred , they are buried. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed] …the spot where his bones were originally interred. [Also V n]
PREFIX inter-
forms adjectives that refer to things that move, exist, or happen between two or more people or things. For example, inter-city trains travel between cities.
inter|act / I ntəræ kt/ (interacts , interacting , interacted )
1 VERB When people interact with each other or interact , they communicate as they work or spend time together. □ [V ] While the other children interacted and played together, Ted ignored them. □ [V + with ] …rhymes and songs to help parents interact with their babies. ● inter|ac|tion / I ntəræ kʃ ə n/ (interactions ) N‑VAR □ [+ among ] …our experience of informal social interaction among adults.
2 VERB When people interact with computers, or when computers interact with other machines, information or instructions are exchanged. □ [V + with ] Millions of people want new, simplified ways of interacting with a computer. □ [V ] There will be a true global village in which phones, computers and televisions interact. ● inter|ac|tion (interactions ) N‑VAR □ …experts on human-computer interaction.
3 VERB When one thing interacts with another or two things interact , the two things affect each other's behaviour or condition. □ [V ] You have to understand how cells interact. □ [V + with ] Atoms within the fluid interact with the minerals that form the grains. ● inter|ac|tion N‑VAR □ [+ between ] …the interaction between physical and emotional illness.
inter|ac|tive / I ntəræ kt I v/
1 ADJ An interactive computer program or television system is one which allows direct communication between the user and the machine. □ This will make videogames more interactive than ever. ● inter|ac|tiv|ity / I ntərækt I v I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □ …cable broadcast companies that offer interactivity.
2 ADJ If you describe a group of people or their activities as interactive , you mean that the people communicate with each other. □ …flexible, interactive teaching in the classroom.
in|ter alia / I ntər e I liə/ PHRASE You use inter alia , meaning 'among other things', when you want to say that there are other things involved apart from the one you are mentioning. [FORMAL ] □ …a collector who had, inter alia, 900 engraved gems and over 2,500 coins and medals.
inter|cede / I ntə r siː d/ (intercedes , interceding , interceded ) VERB If you intercede with someone, you try to persuade them to forgive someone or end their disagreement with them. [FORMAL ] □ [V + with ] They asked my father to intercede with the king on their behalf. □ [V ] It has also asked Britain and the United States to intercede.
inter|cept / I ntə r se pt/ (intercepts , intercepting , intercepted ) VERB If you intercept someone or something that is travelling from one place to another, you stop them before they get to their destination. □ [V n] Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport. ● inter|cep|tion / I ntə r se pʃ ə n/ (interceptions ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] …the interception of a ship off the west coast of Scotland.
inter|cep|tor / I ntə r se ptə r / (interceptors ) N‑COUNT An interceptor is an aircraft or ground-based missile system designed to intercept and attack enemy planes.
inter|ces|sion / I ntə r se ʃ ə n/ (intercessions ) N‑VAR Intercession is the act of interceding with someone. [FORMAL ] □ His intercession could be of help to the tribe.
inter|change (interchanges , interchanging , interchanged ) The noun is pronounced / I ntə r tʃe I ndʒ/. The verb is pronounced / I ntə r tʃe I ndʒ/. 1 N‑VAR If there is an interchange of ideas or information among a group of people, each person talks about his or her ideas or gives information to the others. □ [+ of ] What made the meeting exciting was the interchange of ideas from different disciplines.
2 VERB If you interchange one thing with another, or you interchange two things, each thing takes the place of the other or is exchanged for the other. You can also say that two things interchange . □ [V n + with ] She likes to interchange her furnishings at home with the stock in her shop. □ [V n] Your task is to interchange words so that the sentence makes sense. □ [V ] …the point where the illusions of the stage and reality begin to interchange. [Also + with ] ● N‑VAR Interchange is also a noun. □ [+ of ] …the interchange of matter and energy at atomic or sub-atomic levels.
3 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] An interchange on a motorway, freeway, or road is a place where it joins a main road or another motorway or freeway.
inter|change|able / I ntə r tʃe I ndʒəb ə l/ ADJ Things that are interchangeable can be exchanged with each other without it making any difference. □ [+ with ] Every part on the new models is interchangeable with those on the original. ● inter|change|ably ADV [ADV after v] □ These expressions are often used interchangeably, but they do have different meanings.