Everyday English
be intentional about
make deliberate choices
If you are intentional about something, you make deliberate choices about it for a clear purpose.
Hear it in real life
Why do you plan your weekends so carefully?
I'm intentional about making time for my family.
We are being intentional about spending less time on our phones.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I'm intentional about spend more time with my family.
Say: I'm intentional about spending more time with my family.
After “about,” use a noun or an -ing form.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be intentional about something; be intentional about doing something
Your turn: say it out loud
We are being intentional about spending less time on our phones.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be intentional about
make deliberate choices
“We are being intentional about spending less time on our phones.”
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