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in·tent

(ĭn-tĕnt′)

1. Something that is intended; an aim or purpose. See Synonyms at intention.

2. Law The state of mind necessary for an act to constitute a crime.

adj.

1. Firmly fixed; concentrated: an intent gaze.

2. Having the attention applied; engrossed: The students, intent upon their books, did not hear me enter the room.

3. Having the mind and will focused on a specific purpose: was intent on leaving within the hour; are intent upon being recognized.

Idiom:

for/to all intents and purposes

In every practical sense; practically: To all intents and purposes the case is closed.

[Middle English entent, from Old French, from Medieval Latin intentus, from Latin, an extending, from intentus, attentive to, strained, from past participle of intendere, to direct attention; see intend.]

in·tent′ly adv.

in·tent′ness n.

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intent

(ɪnˈtɛnt)

1. something that is intended; aim; purpose; design

2. the act of intending

3. (Law) law the will or purpose with which one does an act

4. implicit meaning; connotation

5. to all intents and purposes for all practical purposes; virtually

adj

6. firmly fixed; determined; concentrated: an intent look.

7. (postpositive; usually foll by on or upon) having the fixed intention (of); directing one's mind or energy (to): intent on committing a crime.

[C13 (in the sense: intention): from Late Latin intentus aim, intent, from Latin: a stretching out; see intend]

inˈtently adv

inˈtentness n

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in•tent¹

(ɪnˈtɛnt)

n.

1. something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent was to raise funds.

2. the act or fact of intending, as to do something: criminal intent.

3. Law. the state of a person's mind that directs his or her actions toward an objective.

4. meaning or significance.

Idioms:

to or for all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes; practically speaking; virtually.

[1175–1225; Middle English entent(e) < Old French < Late Latin intentus an aim, purpose, Latin: a stretching out =inten(dere) to intend + -tus suffix of v. action)]

in•tent²

(ɪnˈtɛnt)

adj.

1. firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed: an intent stare.

2. having the attention sharply focused on something: intent on one's work.

3. determined or resolved; having the mind or will fixed on some goal: intent on revenge.

[1600–10; < Latin intentus taut, intent]

in•tent′ly, adv.

in•tent′ness, n.

intent

, intention - Intent implies a sustained unbroken commitment or purpose, while intention implies an intermittent resolution or an initial aim or plan.

intent

adjective

1. absorbed, focused, fixed, earnest, committed, concentrated, occupied, intense, fascinated, steady, alert, wrapped up, preoccupied, enthralled, attentive, watchful, engrossed, steadfast, rapt, enrapt She looked from one intent face to another.
absorbed casual, indifferent

noun

1. intention, aim, purpose, meaning, end, plan, goal, design, target, object, resolution, resolve, objective, ambition, aspiration a statement of intent on arms control
intention chance, fortune

intent on something set on, committed to, eager to, bent on, fixated on, hellbent on (informal), insistent about, determined about, resolute about, inflexible about, resolved about The rebels are obviously intent on stepping up the pressure.

to all intents and purposes in effect, essentially, effectively, really, actually, in fact, virtually, in reality, in truth, in actuality, for practical purposes To all intents and purposes he was my father. see intense

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intent

noun

1. What one intends to do or achieve:

aim, ambition, design, end, goal, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, point, purpose, target, view, why.

Idioms: end in view, why and wherefore.

2. The thread or current of thought uniting or occurring in all the elements of a text or discourse:

aim, burden, drift, meaning, purport, substance, tendency, tenor, thrust.

3. That which is signified by a word or expression:

acceptation, connotation, denotation, import, meaning, message, purport, sense, significance, significancy, signification, value.

adjective

1. Concentrating the mental powers on something:

attentive, heedful, regardful.

Idiom: all ears.

2. Having one's thoughts fully occupied:

absorbed, deep, preoccupied, rapt.

Idiom: wrapped up in.

3. On an unwavering course of action:

bent, decided, determined, fixed, resolute, set.

Translations

قَصْد، هَدَفمُتَرَكِّز في، مُصَمِّمٌ عَلىنِيَّه، قَصْد

rozhodnutýsoustředěnýúmysl

fordybet ihensigt

Absicht eifrig versessen

decidido intención propósito resuelto

absorbé attentif but dessein intention

teljesen leköti

ætlun, ásetningurákveîinnniîursokkinn

intento intenzionato a tutti gli effetti dedito

gespannen

formål ivrig opptatt av

intento

amaç dikkatli kararlı kasıt maksat

专心致志的坚决的意图目的

intent

[ɪnˈtent]

A. ADJ

1. (= determined) to be intent on doing sth → estar resuelto or decidido a hacer algo

2. (= absorbed) → absorto
to be intent on sth → estar absorto en algo

B. N → propósito m, intención f
with intent to + INFIN → con el propósito de + infin
with intent to kill → con intentos homicidas
to all intents and purposes → prácticamente, en efecto

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intent

[ɪnˈtɛnt]

(= intention) → intention f
It was their deliberate intent to provoke an all-out war → Leur intention délibérée était de provoquer une guerre générale.
a statement of intent → une déclaration d'intention
intent to do sth → intention de faire qch

(LAW) → intention f
with intent → avec intention de nuire
with intent to do sth → avec intention de faire qch

to all intents and purposes → pour ainsi dire
To all intents and purposes, the race was over after the first two kilometres → La course était pour ainsi dire terminée après les deux premiers kilomètres.

adj

(= absorbed) → attentif/ive, absorbé(e)
to be intent on sth → être attentif/ive à qch

(= determined) to be intent on sth → être résolu(e) à qch
to be intent on doing sth → être bien décidé(e) à faire qch

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intent

n → Absicht f; with good intent → in guter Absicht; to all intents and purposes → im Grunde; with intent to (esp Jur) → in der Absicht or mit dem Vorsatz zu; to do something with intent → etw vorsätzlich tun; letter of intent → (schriftliche) Willenserklärung ? loiter

adj

look → durchdringend, forschend

to be intent on achieving something → fest entschlossen sein, etw zu erreichen; they were intent on winning → sie wollten unbedingt gewinnen; she is intent on a comeback → sie hat die feste Absicht, ein Comeback zu machen; he was so intent on catching the bus that he didn’t notice the lorry coming → er war so darauf bedacht, den Bus zu erreichen, dass er den Lastwagen nicht kommen sah; to be intent on one’s work → auf seine Arbeit konzentriert sein

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intent

[ɪnˈtɛnt]

1. adj

a. (determined) to be intent on doing sth → essere deciso/a a fare qc

b. (absorbed) → assorto/a
to be intent on sth → essere intento/a a qc
intent stare → sguardo attento

2. n (frm) → intenzione f, intento
with intent to kill → con l'intento di uccidere
to all intents and purposes → praticamente, a tutti gli effetti

intend

(inˈtend) verb

1. to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something). Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?

2. to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way. His remarks were intended to be a compliment.

3. (with for) to direct at. That letter/bullet was intended for me.

inˈtent (-t) adjective

1. (with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something). He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl.

2. (with on) concentrating hard on. He was intent on the job he was doing.

noun

purpose; what a person means to do. He broke into the house with intent to steal.

inˈtention (-ʃən) noun

what a person plans or intends to do. He has no intention of leaving; He went to see the boss with the intention of asking for a pay rise; If I have offended you, it was quite without intention; good intentions.

inˈtentional (-ʃənl) adjective

(negative unintentional) done, said etc deliberately and not by accident. I'm sorry I offended you – it wasn't intentional; intentional cruelty.

inˈtentionally adverb

inˈtently adverb

with great concentration. He was watching her intently.

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These intent regiments apparently were oblivious of all larger purposes of war, and were slugging each other as if at a matched game.

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The Frog, one day intent on mischief, bound the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own.

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A TURBULENT Person was brought before a Judge to be tried for an assault with intent to commit murder, and it was proved that he had been variously obstreperous without apparent provocation, had affected the peripheries of several luckless fellow-citizens with the trunk of a small tree, and subsequently cleaned out the town.

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The man was so intent on watching someone, or something, that he did not guard against being himself watched.

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With no very definite intent he rose and went to it.

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The poor woman lay quite still, refusing to speak, with her eyes intent, as though she watched for the coming of death.

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He did; and then it seemed to me that he was dogging us, but with what intent I could not for the life of me imagine.

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A group of urchins were intent upon the side door of a saloon.

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He had no net, hook, or line, and he could not be a fisherman; his boat had no cushion for a sitter, no paint, no inscription, no appliance beyond a rusty boathook and a coil of rope, and he could not be a waterman; his boat was too crazy and too small to take in cargo for delivery, and he could not be a lighterman or river-carrier; there was no clue to what he looked for, but he looked for something, with a most intent and searching gaze.

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Arrayed in decent black; occupying a conspicuous pulpit; intent on bible leaves; what a candidate for an archbishoprick, what a lad for a Pope were this mincer!

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In fact, a chill tremor went through me as I realised that, to all intent, I was at length respectably settled down, with quite a considerable retrospect of happy married life.

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It was a piece of an ice-floe melted down to a fragment, but still big enough to sink a ship, and floating lower than any raft, right in our way, as if ambushed among the waves with murderous intent. There was no time to get down on deck.

Noun	1.	intent - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" aim, intention, purpose, design goal, end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" idea, mind - your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" cross-purpose - a contrary aim; "at cross-purposes" final cause - (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process sake - the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument" view - purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'; "he took the computer with a view to pawning it" will - a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way"
	2.	intent - the intended meaning of a communication purport, spirit meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
Adj.	1.	intent - giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, wrapped, captive attentive - (often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"

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