INTENT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 d
    Hypernyms(s) intent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the intended meaning of a communication
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) intent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

INTENT as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • wholly absorbed as in thought
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • deep in thought
    • that engrossed look or rapt delight
    • the book had her totally engrossed
    • enwrapped in dreams
    • so intent on this fantastic…narrative that she hardly stirred- Walter de la Mare
    • rapt with wonder
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  2. Meaning
    • directed with intense concentration
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a fixed stare
    • an intent gaze
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