intent
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noun
Idioms 1.
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 a specific object.
4.
meaning or significance.
5.
to/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.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Late Latin intentus an aim, purpose, Latin: a stretching out (inten(dere) to intend + -tus suffix of v. action); replacing Middle English entent(e) < Old French < Late Latin, as above
1175–1225; Middle English < Late Latin intentus an aim, purpose, Latin: a stretching out (inten(dere) to intend + -tus suffix of v. action); replacing Middle English entent(e) < Old French < Late Latin, as above
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intent (ɪnˈtɛnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something that is intended; aim; purpose; design |
| 2. | the act of intending |
| 3. | 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; |
| [C13 (in the sense: intention): from Late Latin intentus aim, intent, from Latin: a stretching out; see | |
| in'tently | |
| —adv | |
| in'tentness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
intent
"purpose," early 13c., from O.Fr. entente, from L.L. intentus "attention," from L. intentus (fem. intentia), pp. of intendere "stretch out, lean toward, strain," lit. "stretched out" (see intend). Intentionally "on purpose" is from 1660s.
intent
"very attentive," 1606, from L. intentus "attentive, eager, strained," pp. of intendere "to strain, stretch" (see intend).
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
The intent is to highlight those that appear to be doing something well.
The intent of the study was to show that the treatment is safe, not to look at its effectiveness.
Universities intent on growth in these officially austere times are particularly reliant on foreign students.
His continuation of spelling an author's name incorrectly after he has been informed of this speaks volumes about his intent.
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