intent definition | Dictionary.com

Synonyms

Nearby Entries

intent - 9 dictionary results

Freestyle Stretch Tents
Sublime style for your Events. Alternative cover for all occasions

www.SeamlessTents.co.uk

in⋅tent

1 [in-tent]

Use intent in a Sentence

–noun

1.	something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee 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 a specific object.

4.	meaning or significance.

—Idiom

5.	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.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME < LL intentus an aim, purpose, L: a stretching out (inten(dere) to intend + -tus suffix of v. action); r. ME entent(e) < OF < LL, as above

Synonyms:
1. See intention. 2. aim, plan, plot.

in⋅tent

2 [in-tent]

–adjective

1.	firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed, as the eyes or mind: an intent gaze.

2.	having the attention sharply focused or fixed on something: intent on one's job.

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

4.	earnest; intense: an intent person.

Origin:
1600–10; < L intentus taut, intent, ptp. of intendere to intend; cf. intense

Related forms:

in⋅tent⋅ly, adverb

in⋅tent⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. concentrated. 3. resolute, set.

Antonyms:
3. irresolute.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source

Link To intent

in·tent (ĭn-těnt')

Something that is intended; an aim or purpose. See Synonyms at intention.
Law The state of one's mind at the time one carries out an action.
Meaning; purport.

adj.

Firmly fixed; concentrated: an intent gaze.
Having the attention applied; engrossed: The students, intent upon their books, did not hear me enter the room.
Having the mind and will focused on a specific purpose: was intent on leaving within the hour; are intent upon being recognized.

[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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Intent

In*tent"\, a. [L. intentus, p. p. of intendere. See Intend, and cf. Intense.]

1. Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.

2. Having the mind closely directed to or bent on an object; sedulous; eager in pursuit of an object; -- formerly with to, but now with on; as, intent on business or pleasure. "Intent on mischief." --Milton.

Be intent and solicitous to take up the meaning of the speaker. --I. Watts.

Intent

In*tent"\, n. [OE. entent, entente, attention, purpose, OF. entente, F. entente understanding, meaning; a participial noun, fr. F. & OF. entendre. See Intend.] The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.

Be thy intents wicked or charitable. --Shak.

The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the ?aws of duties supernatural. --Hooker.

To all intents, and purposes, in all applications or senses; practically; really; virtually; essentially. "He was miserable to all intents and purpose." --L'Estrange.

Syn: Design; purpose; intention; meaning; purport; view; drift; object; end; aim; plan.

Language Translation for : intent

Spanish: decidido, resuelto, que tiene intención de,

German: versessen,

Japanese: ～のつもり

More Translations »

intent (n.)

"purpose," c.1225, 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 1661.

intent (adj.)

"very attentive," 1606, from L. intentus "attentive, eager, strained," pp. of intendere "to strain, stretch" (see intend).

Main Entry: in·tent
Pronunciation: in-'tent
Function: noun
1 : the act or fact of intending: as a : the design or purpose to commit a wrongful or criminal act called also criminal intent —compare KNOWLEDGE, MENS REA, MOTIVE, NEGLIGENCE b : the purpose to commit a tortious act having consequences that the actor desires and believes or knows will occur

constructive intent
: intent that is inferred to exist (as from willfulness or recklessness) in relation to an act

criminal intent
: INTENT 1a

general intent
: intent to perform an illegal act without the desire for further consequences or a precise result general intent to assault but not to kill>

specific intent
: intent to perform an illegal act with the knowledge or purpose that particular results will or may ensue specific intent to kill>

trans·ferred intent
1 : intent attributed to a person who intends to cause another harm when the harm is accidentally inflicted on an unintended victim
2 : a doctrine in tort and criminal law: a wrongdoer who causes harm to a person other than the one intended may nevertheless be held to have intended the harmful result
2 a : INTENDMENT —see also LEGISLATIVE INTENT b : the purpose of a document (as a contract or will) c : the aim or goal of a person in creating a document or taking an action intent> intent of the contracting parties implied by their language> —see also ORIGINAL INTENT—with intent : with the intent to commit another sometimes specified crime with intent to commit theft therein> with intent>

intent

see to all intents and purposes.

Search another word or see intent on Thesaurus | Reference

Freestyle Stretch Tents
Sublime style for your Events. Alternative cover for all occasions

www.SeamlessTents.co.uk

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Advertise with Us · Link to Us · NASCAR® · Contact Us