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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tent1 /ɪnˈtɛnt/USA pronunciation n. - something intended;
intention:[countable* usually singular]The original intent was to raise funds. - the act or fact of intending, as to do something:[uncountable]The burglar entered the house with criminal intent.
- [uncountable] meaning;
significance;
basic idea.
Idioms- Idioms, Philosophy to or for all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes;
practically speaking:His adoptive father was for all intents and purposes his real father.
in•tent2 /ɪnˈtɛnt/USA pronunciation adj. - firmly fixed or directed:gave us an intent stare.
- having the attention sharply fixed on something:[be + ~]I was intent on my work and didn't hear you.
- determined or resolved:[be + ~]was intent on revenge.
in•tent•ly, adv. in•tent•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tent1 (in tent′),USA pronunciation n. - something that is intended;
purpose;
design;
intention:The original intent of the committee was to raise funds. - the act or fact of intending, as to do something:criminal intent.
- Lawthe state of a person's mind that directs his or her actions toward a specific object.
- meaning or significance.
- Idioms to or for all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes;
practically speaking;
virtually:The book is, to all intents and purposes, a duplication of earlier efforts.
- Late Latin, as above
- Old French
- Late Latin intentus an aim, purpose, Latin: a stretching out (inten(dere) to intend + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action); replacing Middle English entent(e)
- Middle English 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See intention.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aim, plan, plot.
in•tent2 (in tent′),USA pronunciation adj. - firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed, as the eyes or mind:an intent gaze.
- having the attention sharply focused or fixed on something:intent on one's job.
- determined or resolved;
having the mind or will fixed on some goal:intent on revenge. - earnest;
intense:an intent person.
- Latin intentus taut, intent, past participle of intendere to intend; compare intense
- 1600–10
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged concentrated.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged resolute, set.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged irresolute.
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