Intent

Definition: Intent

Intent

Adjective

1. Directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze".

2. Wholly absorbed as in thought; "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"; "wrapped in thought".

Noun

1. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "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 designs".

2. The intended meaning of a communication.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "intent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

IntEnt

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Intent

Activity

Industrious, assiduous, diligent, sedulous, notable, painstaking; intent; (attention); indefatigable; (persevering) a; unwearied; unsleeping, never tired; plodding, hard-working; businesslike, workaday.

Attention

Adjective: attentive, mindful, observant, regardful; alive to, awake to; observing; Verb: alert, open-eyed; intent on, taken up with, occupied with, engaged in; engrossed in, wrapped in, absorbed, rapt, transfixed, riveted, mesmerized, hypnotized; glued to (the TV); breathless; preoccupied; (inattentive); watchful; (careful); breathless, undistracted, upon the stretch; on the watch; (expectant).

Desire

Eager, avid, keen; burning, fervent, ardent; agog; all agog; breathless; impatient; (impetuous); bent on, intent on, set on, bent upon, intent upon, set upon; mad after, enrage, rabid, dying for, devoured by desire.

Intention

Noun: intent, intention, intentionality; purpose; quo animo; project; undertaking; predetermination; design, ambition.

For; with a view, with an eye to; in order to, in order that; to the end that, with the intent that; for the purpose of, with the view of, in contemplation of, on account of.

Adverb: intentionally; Adjective: advisedly, wittingly, knowingly, designedly, purposely, on purpose, by design, studiously, pointedly; with intent; Noun: deliberately; (with premeditation); with one's eyes open, in cold blood.

Malevolence

Noun: malevolence; bad intent, bad intention; unkindness, diskindness; ill nature, ill will, ill blood; bad blood; enmity; hate; malignity; malice, malice prepense; maliciousness; Adjective: spite, despite; resentment.

Adverb: malevolently; Adjective: with bad intent; n.

Resolution

Earnest, serious; set upon, bent upon, intent upon.

Thought

Lost in thought; (inattentive); deep musing; (intent).

Crosswords: Intent

So you see, girls, I don't want to change the intent of the poster, I just want to make it more palatable (Daria; writing credit: Glenn Eichler; Peggy Nicoll)

Well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard (Dirty Harry; writing credit: Harry Julian Fink; Rita M. Fink)

You're lucky I'm not indicting you for assault with intent to commit murder (Dirty Harry; writing credit: Harry Julian Fink; Rita M. Fink)

Tomorrow shall you bear our full intent back to our brother England (Henry V; writing credit: Kenneth Branagh; William Shakespeare)

Intent to Kill (1958)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

With Hostile Intent (1995)

Intent to Kill (1993)

Harmful Intent (1993)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Deadly Intent (reference)

• Lethal Intent (reference)

• Proof of Intent (reference)

• Strategic Intent [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Intent to Kill/Ice - Double Feature (reference)

• Malicious Intent (reference)

• Carlos Castaneda's Magical Passes: Unbending Intent (reference)

• Deadly Intent (reference)

• Hostile Intent (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Possession with Intent to Distribute (reference)

• Malicious Intent [IMPORT] (reference)

• With Intent to Pervert [IMPORT] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

A significant source of quality nutrition, beans–and other staples, like wheat, corn, and rice–are being improved by plant breeders intent on increasing the vitamins and trace elements they contain. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Wanted by the FBI. Leroy Eldridge Cleaver. Interstate flight - assault with intent to commit murder. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

An oath, moreover, has been taken, as well on our part as on the art of the barons, that all these conditions aforesaid shall be kept in good faith and without evil intent. (reference)

It may be demanded here, What if the executive power, being possessed of the force of the common-wealth, shall make use of that force to hinder the meeting and acting of the legislative, when the original constitution, or the public exigencies require it? I say, using force upon the people without authority, and contrary to the trust put in him that does so, is a state of war with the people, who have a right to reinstate their legislative in the exercise of their power: for having erected a legislative, with an intent they should exercise the power of making laws, either at certain set times, or when there is need of it, when they are hindered by any force from what is so necessary to the society, and wherein the safety and preservation of the people consists, the people have a right to remove it by force. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Harriet was too intent on the lines to hear

The Spirit touched him on the arm, and pointed to his younger self, intent upon his reading

All this time, Roger Chillingworth was looking at the minister with the grave and intent regard of a physician towards his patient

Cosette was intent upon the wood he was sawing

Stephen bent down towards Davin who, intent on the game, had paid no heed to the talk of the others

Which since you come too late of our intent, Yet witness what you hear we did intend

The people outside were listening, standing quietly intent on the sounds of dying

I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, and falls on the other

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The intent of this recommendation is to achieve a surgical margin that is grossly and microscopically uninvolved with tumor. (references)

Adjuvant therapy is administered in addition to surgical treatment of the primary colorectal cancer with the intent to improve outcome. (references)

A physical therapist uses training, exercises, and physical manipulation of the stroke patient's body with the intent of restoring movement, balance, and coordination. (references)

Business

Poland is particularly intent on reaching European Union standards for car recycling procedures and regulations. (references)

In December 2000, Saudi negotiators took steps to move the negotiations forward with the IOCs. All ten shortlisted international oil companies signed letters of intent ahead of the December 30 deadline. (references)

China has adapted sweeping amendments to its Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law with the intent to improve enforcement, address critical air quality problems in key urban areas and make broader use of market-based methods for cutting emissions. (references)

Civil Liberties

Tanzania

The Muslim leader was charged with seditious intent and denied bail. (references)

Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church gave no indication of any interest or intent to establish a radio station. (references)

Italy

Many of these immigrants enter the country with the intent to transit to other European Union (EU) countries. (references)

Economic History

Oman

Nonetheless, the government is intent on pressing forward on Omanization. (references)

Indonesia

Markets are watching closely to see how the GOI implements the Letter of Intent. (references)

Qatar

The GOQ has indicated its intent to ease requirements for foreign investment in the long run. (references)

Human Rights

Kazakhstan

Government officials denied that this was their intent. (references)

Guatemala

Some cases presented signs of premeditation and malicious intent. (references)

Iraq

The leaflets reportedly indicated the authors' intent to expose the Government's violations of human rights. (references)

Indigenous People

Indonesia

A special team was established in Jakarta to lobby Parliament and the administration and explain the intent and background of the Papuan Special Autonomy Law. (references)

Canada

Historical treaties with native groups in eastern Canada form the basis for the Federal Government's policies there, but the antiquated language and uncertain intent have resulted in extensive legal challenges to the Government's interpretation of treaty rights. (references)

Minorities

Czech Republic

Police charged the assailants with "causing bodily harm with racial intent;" the case was ongoing at year's end. (references)

Political Economy

Tunisia

The Justice Ministry has stated publicly its intent to improve prison conditions. (references)

Venezuela

Again, the government has rejected these criticisms as ill-informed and obstructionist in intent. (references)

THE BAHAMAS

The Bahamas received observer status in the WTO in 2001 and declared its intent to pursue full accession. (references)

Political Rights

Australia

Both the Government and the opposition have declared their intent to increase the numbers of women elected to public office. (references)

Trade

Cote D'ivoire

Pro-forma Invoice: Persons wishing to import goods are required to attach six copies of this invoice to the application for an import license and/or the intent to import. (references)

Australia

To obtain a MiB license, applicants must demonstrate a clear intent to use Australia as an export manufacturing base and that MiB is important in achieving those manufacturing aims. (references)

Women

Algeria

A wife may sue for divorce if her husband does not inform her of his intent to marry another woman prior to the marriage. (references)

Syria

The law specifically provides for reduced sentences in "honor" crimes (a euphemism that refers to violent assaults with intent to murder against a female by a male for alleged sexual misconduct). (references)

Jordan

The Criminal Code provides for leniency for a person found guilty of committing an "honor crime," a violent assault with intent to commit murder against a female by a relative for her perceived immodest behavior or alleged sexual misconduct. (references)

Worker Rights

Nepal

However, this legislation does not criminalize the separation of minors from their legal guardians with the intent of trafficking them. (references)

India

Most transactions are carried out with the complicity of family member or neighbor, and at times the parents who know the true intent but feign ignorance. (references)

Honduras

In February 2000, a judge in San Pedro Sula was charged for allegedly kidnaping six minors with intent to sell them to unknown persons; no action has been taken in this case. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "intent": be intent on ♦ breach of trust with fraudulent intent ♦ donative intent ♦ eagerly intent ♦ intent on ♦ intent on revenge ♦ intent to Package ♦ intent upon ♦ letter of intent ♦ malicious intent risks ♦ statement of intent ♦ testamentary intent ♦ with bad intent ♦ with good intent. Additional references.

Ending with "intent": insect-intent.

Albanian

i zhytur (abstracted, deep, dipped, immersed, lost, plunged, rapt, submerged, sunk, sunken), i përqendruar (rapt), i ngulur (laid up, persevering), synim (aim, aspiration, contemplation, design, goal, intention, object, objective, purpose, view), qëllim (aim, ambition, aspiration, cause, design, designation, end, goal, idea, intention, Mark, mission, notion, object, objective, point, purport, purpose, scope, target, term, thought, view). (various references)

Arabic 

قصد (goal, mean, purpose, to intend), عمد (purpose), ‏منكب على, ‏مصمم (bent on, dead set to, decided, decorator, designer, determined, planned, planner, resolute, resolved, set, styler, unwavering), ‏هدف (aim, butt, clout, end, goal, ideal, intention, mark, object, objective, plan, purpose, study, target, tendency, view), ‏نية (animus, intention, mind, notion), ‏قصد (aim, design, end, go to, goal, have in mind, intend, intention, mean, motive, object, purpose, repair to, sake, seek), ‏غرض (aim, destination, end, objective, point, prejudice, purpose, study, tendency), ‏عازم (determined, firm, resolute, resolved, single minded, stalwart, steadfast). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съсредоточен (collected, concentrated), стремящ се (emulous), стремеж (aim, appetite, drift, hankering, intention, search, seeking, striving, yen, zeal), склонен (affected, given, inclinable, inclined, minded, prone, ready, set, subject, willed, willing), смисъл (amount, effect, hang, import, intention, matter, message, point, sense, signification, sound, spirit, use), сериозен (earnest, grave, heavy, prayerful, sad, sage, sedate, serious, sober, solemn, somber, sombre, staid, steady, straight), решен (decided, hard set, made up, resolute), цел (aim, ambition, consummation, designation, destination, effect, end, goal, intention, mission, object, objective, point, purport, purpose, scope, target, turn), внимателен (affable, alert, attentive, careful, cautious, circumspect, considerate, delicate, guarded, heedful, nice, precautious, scrupulous, thoughtful, ware, wary, watchful), наклонен (downhill, hanging, inclined, low-grade, oblique, one sided, prone, rampant, ready, scalene, skew, slant, slantindicular, slanting, sloped, sloping, splay, supine), намерение (aim, aiming, animus, design, drift, intention, motion, notion, object, plan, purpose, scope, thought, view), напрегнат (breathless, exacting, excited, intense, laborious, nervy, overstrung, overwrought, strenuous, taut, tense, tight, uncool, uphill), предан (affectionate, devoted, faithful, liege, loyal, single-hearted, true, whole-hearted), погълнат (absorbed, full, rapt), изцяло отдаден (doting). (various references)

Chinese 

意圖 (intend, intention), 意向. (various references)

Czech

soustředìný (concentrated, fixed, focusing), pozorný (attentive, civil, considerate, courteous, heedful, observant, observing, regardful, thoughtful), oddaný (affectionate, attached, devoted, dutiful, great, obedient, pious, stalwart), úmysl (contemplation, design, intention, thought, view, will). (various references)

Danish

risiko for svindel og hærværk (malicious intent risks), opkaldshensigt (call intent), memorandum d'entente (declaration of intent, letter of intent), hensigtserklæring (letter of intent), foreloebig ordre (letter of intent, statement of intent), bedragerisk hensigt (fraudulent intent), aftalememorandum (declaration of intent, letter of intent). (various references)

Dutch

intentie (intention), Allochtoon Ondernemerschap Programma (International Enterprise Programme). (various references)

Farsi 

مفاد (Content, Context, Purporst, Scope, Sense, Significance, Substance, Tenor, Text), منظور (Intention, Prick, Purpose, Sake, Scope), معنی (Abstract, Connotation, Definition, Drift, Effect, Idea, Implication, Innuendo, Moral, Purporst, Sense, Significance), مصمم (Resolute, Set, Stalwart, Undeviating, Unflinching), مرام (Tenet), نیت (Animus, Effect, Idea, Purpose, Resolution, Sentiment, Tenor, Will), قصد (Animus, Assumption, Attempt, Design, Intention, Pretension, Purporst, Purpose, Resolution, Thought, Will). (various references)

Finnish

hanke (design, intention, plan, preparation, project, undertaking), aie (intention, plan, purpose). (various references)

French

intention (intention), résolu, attentif, absorbé. (various references)

German

absicht (aim, design, game, intention, meaning, mind, object, plan, purpose, purposes, tendency, tenor, view), beschäftigt (busily, busy, employed, employs, engaged, intently, occupied, preoccupied). (various references)

Greek 

πρόθεση (intension, intention, preposition, purpose, scope). (various references)

Hebrew 

מטר�" (aim, cause, goal, intention, object, objective, purpose, target), שוק�" על, כו� �" (design, intention, meaning, purport, purpose, significance, spirit). (various references)

Hungarian

elszánt (be determined, bullet-headed, dauntless, decided, dedicated, desperate, determined, manful, plucky, resolute, stalwart, stout hearted). (various references)

Indonesian

maksud (device, intension, purpose). (various references)

Italian

intenzione (aim, attitude, intention, meaning, mind, plan, purpose, thought), intento (aim, design, end, purpose, sake, view), scopo (aim, drift, end, goal, object, point, purpose, sake, scope, target, use, view), dedito (addicted, dedicated, devoted), deciso (bent, bound, decided, decisive, definite, determinate, determined, deterministic, firm, positive, resolute, set, settled, single minded, thoroughgoing, unflinching). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

異図 (treasonable intent), 本意 (hopes, motive, one's real intent), 慇懃無礼 (hypocritical courtesy, superficially polite but rude in intent), 殺意 (intent to kill, intent to murder), 悪気 (distrust, evil intent, ill feeling, ill-will, malice). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

さつい (intent to kill, intent to murder), ほ�"い (basis, change one's mind, hopes, motive, one's real intent, principle, standard), い�"ぎ�"ぶれい (hypocritical courtesy, superficially polite but rude in intent), いと (aim, design, intention, string, thread, treasonable intent, yarn), わるぎ (distrust, evil intent, ill feeling, ill-will, malice). (various references)

Korean 

의향. (various references)

Manx

soit er (attacked, repose). (various references)

Norwegian

spent, anspent (fraught). (various references)

Pig Latin

intentay.(various references)

Portuguese

intento (attempt, attitude, sake), intenção (aim, contemplation, counsel, intension, intention, meaning, mind, objective, plan, purport, purpose, purview, resolution, why), resolvido a (bent), objetivo (aim, business, cockshot, drift, end, full stop, function, goal, intention, object, objective, outer, point, purport, purpose, sake, shot, target, terminus, use), desígnio (design, drift, intention, line, objective, point, project, purpose, rede, resolution), decidido (crisp, decided, decisive, determinate, determined, forthright, game, gamy, gritty, purposive, resolute, resolved, routine, settled, stark, strong, unhesitating, unshrinking, unwavering), concentrado (concentrated, condensate, conglobate, tabloid), atento (argus-eyed, attentive, careful, hawk-eyed, mindful, observant, regardful, wary, watchful), aplicado (applied, assiduous, diligent, engineering, hardworking, industrious, painstaking, sedulous, studious), absorvido por (resisted by). (various references)

Romanian

scop (aim, butt, consummation, design, designation, effect, end, goal, intention, Mark, meaning, mission, object, objective, order, purpose, scope, serve, target, turn, use), gând (anticipation, anxiety, brains, conceit, conviction, idea, imagination, recollection, scheme, thinking, thought, wish), cufundat în, concentrat (concentrated, concise), atent la (mindful of), atent (advertent, alert, amiable, attentive, attentively, careful, carefully, close, closely, complaisant, considerate, courteous, curious, deliberately, delicate, heedful, jealous, listening, mindfully, nice, observant, observantly, painstaking, regardful, searching, tender, watchful), absorbit de, aţintit (riveted), îndreptat (amendable), încordat (concentrated, feverishly, hard, intensive, parlous, strained, strenuous, strenuously, tense), ţel (aim, butt, design, end, goal, intention, mission, object, objective, purpose). (various references)

Russian 

цель (aim, butt, effect, final cause, goal, intention, object, objective, purpose, target), внимательный (attentive, careful, eye for detail, heedful, mindful, nice observer, regardful, scrutinous, thoughtful), намеревающийся, намерение пристальный, намерение (aim, contemplation, design, drift, idea, intention, mind, notion, purpose, view), погруженный (deep, immersed, submerged, sunken, wrapped up in). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

usmeren (directional), svrha (aim, goal, point, purpose), napregnut (far fetched, pent up, strained), napet (tense, uptight), namera (intension, intention, purpose, tendency), mišljenje (belief, judgement, judgment, mind, opinion, say, thinking, view). (various references)

Spanish

intento (attempt, bash, bid, intention, object, shy, thing, try, try on). (various references)

Swedish

uppsåt (intention, purpose), avsikt (aim, counsel, design, end, idea, intention, object, objective, purpose). (various references)

Turkish

istekli (agog, ambitious, anxious, applicant, aspirant, athirst for, cheerful, covetous, dead set, desirous, devout, disposed, eager, enthusiastic, forward, full of zeal, hellbent, inclinable, inclined, intense, itching, itchy, keen, minded, ready, solicitous, strong, thirsty, voracious, willing, wishful, wistful), niyetli (disposed, fasting, intending, intentioned, meaning, minded, purposeful), niyet (aim, contemplation, counsel, design, determination, faith, idea, intention, plan, pulse, purpose, resolution, resolve, scope, sense, thought, will), meşgul (busy, concerned, engaged, engrossed, full, occupied, up and doing), maksat (aim, intention, purpose), kasıt (deliberateness, intention, malice aforethought, malice prepense, meaning, premeditation, purpose), kararlı (bent, decided, decisive, determined, dogged, firm, flat-footed, hard core, high pressure, immovable, inflexible, professional, resolute, resolved, set, settled, single minded, single-eyed, single-hearted, stable, steadfast, strong-minded, strong-willed, undeterred, unfaltering), hevesli (ambitious, anxious, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, full of zeal, game, great, greedy, hellbent, itching, itchy, keen, responsive, spirited, studious, zealous), gaye (aim, cause, consummation, ideal, intention, object, purpose), dikkatli (argus-eyed, assiduous, attentive, canny, careful, cautious, circumspect, gingerly, heedful, intense, mindful, particular, regardful, rigorous, scrupulous, sleepless, solicitous, studious, thoughtful, wary, watchful), dalmış (absorbed, engrossed, immersed, involved, lost in, submersed, wrapped, wrapt), amaç (aim, bourn, Bourne, cause, consummation, design, destination, dream, drift, function, goal, idea, ideal, intention, meaning, mission, object, objective, plan, point, purpose, purview, scope, sense, target, terminus, turn, use, view, wherefore, will). (various references)

Ukrainian

намір (aim, animus, contemplation, dart, design, effect, intention, notion, purpose, resolve, thought, view), зосереджений (collected, converging, undivided), значення (account, bearing, consequence, знаЧеннЯ [n], import, meaning, purport, sense, significance, significancy, signification, sound, value, weight), заглиблений (immersed, rapt). (various references)

Vietnamese 

thực tế l� , mục đích nghĩa hầu như, ý định (aim, design, drift, intention, scope, turn, will). (various references)

adstrictos, adstrictus, adtente, adtenti, adtentiore, contenta, contenti, contentus, intenta, intentae, intente, intentus. (various references)

intentus. (various references)

entente. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "intent": intention, intentional, intentionalities, intentionality, intentionally, intentions, intently, intentness, intentnesses, intents. (additional references)

Words containing "intent": unintentional, unintentionally. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Intent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: antint, incent, inen, inent, Ingen, ingent, innen, inte, intenet, intens, intenty, internt, intest, Intetah, intext, intnent, itet, niten. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: nett, nine, nite, tent, tine, tint.

-3 letters: inn, net, nit, ten, tet, tie, tin.

-4 letters: en, et, in, it, ne, ti.

+1 letter: intents, netting, tennist, tenting, tontine.

+2 letters: intently, intonate, intranet, nettings, nettling, nontitle, nutrient, ointment, penitent, renitent, sentient, stannite, tennists, thinnest, tinniest, tinstone, tontines, unbitten.

+3 letters: abstinent, attending, attention, battening, bentonite, continent, dentition, detention, entertain, entitling, fattening, infestant, injectant, inletting, inpatient, insetting, insistent, instanter, intendant, intensest, intensity, intention, interknit, interlent, interment, intermont, internist, interunit, intestine, intonated, intonates, intranets, itinerant, kittening, mentation, nattering, nattiness, negotiant, nilpotent, ninetieth, nonentity, nontheist, nutrients, nutriment, nuttiness, ointments, panettoni, patenting, penitents, pertinent, rattening, retention, retinting, sententia, sentients, sentiment, stannites, stringent, tanzanite, tautening, telneting, tenanting, tentering, tinstones, transient, tretinoin, unknitted, unsetting, unstinted, untainted, unwritten.