That being the case, he wanted men around him who would understand his intentions without a lot of explanation.

The girl seemed to understand his intentions perfectly well.

How many more policies will we, in the coalition, have to keep explaining before you understand our good intentions?

It was not until the first earthquake that I began to understand their intentions.

This can be used to better understand a foreign nation's intentions and capabilities.

I'd lost even before the game was over, because I hadn't understood my enemy's intentions.

"It was imperative that someone talk to you face-to-face and understand your true intentions."

People must be able to reason about the causes of others' behavior in order to understand their intentions and act appropriately with them.

Explaining and justifying European policy is always a local issue, if we want people to understand our good intentions.

"At least, that is what I understood your intentions to be, sir."