intently
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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 | |
| intent (ɪnˈtɛnt) | |
| —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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Example sentences
Along a wall, environment programmers stare intently at screens, fine-tuning scenery in the latest levels.
They must listen intently to one another, or they cannot play in unison.
While my brother often took the opportunity to fall promptly asleep on his corner of the couch, the rest of us listened intently.
The critic sits concentrating intently, his brow furrowed.
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