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I didn't know what to do with myself. I wasn't excited by the teaching of the school. If they'd been intent on really teaching you things, I would have been a little more attentive.
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Meaning of "intent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INTENT

(Intention): from Late Latin intentus aim, intent, from Latin: a stretching out.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INTENT

intent  [ɪnˈtɛnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INTENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Intention

Intention is an agent's specific purpose in performing an action or series of actions, the end or goal that is aimed at. Outcomes that are not anticipated and not foreseen are known as unintended consequences. Intentional behavior can also be just thoughtful and deliberate goal-directedness. Recent research in experimental philosophy has shown that other factors may also matter for whether or not an action is counted as intentional.

Definition of intent in the English dictionary

The first definition of intent in the dictionary is something that is intended; aim; purpose; design. Other definition of intent is the act of intending. Intent is also the will or purpose with which one does an act.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTENT


bent
bɛnt
cent
sɛnt
comment
ˈkɒmɛnt
content
ˈkɒntɛnt
detent
dɪˈtɛnt
discontent
ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt
distent
dɪsˈtɛnt
event
ɪˈvɛnt
extent
ɪkˈstɛnt
malcontent
ˈmælkənˌtɛnt
meant
mɛnt
portent
ˈpɔːtɛnt
prevent
prɪˈvɛnt
rent
rɛnt
represent
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt
sent
sɛnt
spent
spɛnt
stent
stɛnt
tent
tɛnt
went
wɛnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTENT

intensionality
intensionally
intensities
intensitive
intensity
intensive
intensive care
intensive care unit
intensive farming
intensively
intensiveness
intention
intentional
intentionality
intentionally
intentionally homeless
intentions
intentive
intently
intentness

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTENT

alcohol content
blood alcohol content
competent
consistent
existent
heat content
inconsistent
information content
intermittent
latent
letter of intent
miscontent
patent
penitent
persistent
potent
protein content
to one´s heart´s content
untent
Winter of Discontent

Synonyms and antonyms of intent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «intent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of intent

Translation of «intent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTENT

Find out the translation of intent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of intent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坚决的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decidido
570 millions of speakers

English

intent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इरादे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القصد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

absorto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিপ্রায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

résolu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Niat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entschlossen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

没頭して
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벼르고 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maksud
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ý định
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நோக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेतू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

niyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

determinato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

intencją
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мета
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intenție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedoeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppsåt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hensikt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTENT»

The term «intent» is very widely used and occupies the 10.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «intent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «intent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intent

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10 QUOTES WITH «INTENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word intent.
1
Jack Henry Abbott
There was never sufficient evidence presented at my trial to support a finding of intent to kill.
2
Gary Bauer
In the continuing debate over the morality of enhanced interrogation, an essential consideration is often overlooked: intent.
3
David A. Bednar
If a person says or does something that we consider offensive, our first obligation is to refuse to take offense and then communicate privately, honestly, and directly with that individual. Such an approach invites inspiration from the Holy Ghost and permits misperceptions to be clarified and true intent to be understood.
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Paul Bettany
In America, they shoot budgets and schedules, and they don't shoot films any more. There's more opportunity in Europe to make films that at least have a purity of intent.
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Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
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Buddha
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
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Alex Campbell
My death will be caused by morphine, which I have deliberately taken with suicidal intent.
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Jane Chen
I believe the only way we'll be able to solve infant mortality - and other huge social problems - is by designing solutions for those with the greatest intent to carry it out.
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Diane Cilento
I didn't know what to do with myself. I wasn't excited by the teaching of the school. If they'd been intent on really teaching you things, I would have been a little more attentive.
10
Jon Corzine
It is my absolute intent to hold the line on taxes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTENT»

Discover the use of intent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Loitering with Intent
Happily loitering about London, c. 1949, with the intent of gathering material for her writing, Fleur Talbot finds a job “on the grubby edge of the literary world” at the very peculiar Autobiographical Association.
Muriel Spark, 2014
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Such Wicked Intent: The Apprenticeship of Victor ...
Devotion turns deadly in this second Gothic thriller from Printz Honor–winner Kenneth Oppel that is “every bit as thrilling and engaging” (VOYA) as This Dark Endeavor.
Kenneth Oppel, 2012
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Harmful Intent
5. TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1989 10:51 P.M. The only light in the room came from the television set. A forty-five-caliber pistol and a half-dozen vials of Marcaine on a bureau by the TV glimmered in the soft light. On the screen, three Jamaican men  ...
Robin Cook, 1991
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A Question of Intent: A Great American Battle with a Deadly ...
From the controversial former FDA commissioner: the surprisingly gripping, suspenseful, inside story of how the FDA confronted the tobacco industry
David Kessler, 2002
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Subversive Intent: Gender, Politics, and the Avant-garde
With this important new book, Susan Suleiman lays the foundation for a postmodern feminist poetics and theory of the avant-garde.
Susan Rubin Suleiman, 1990
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Strategic Intent
Canon and other world-class competitors have taken a different approach to strategy: one of strategic intent. They begin with a goal that exceeds the company's present grasp and existing resources: "Beat Xerox"; "encircle Caterpillar.
Gary Hamel, C. K. Prahalad, 2010
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Stories With Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables ...
Klyne Snodgrass explores in vivid detail the context in which these stories were told, the purpose they had in Jesus? message, and the ways they have been interpreted by the church and modern scholarship.
Klyne Snodgrass, 2008
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Hostile Intent: U.S. Covert Operations in Chile, 1964û1974
A landmark reexamination of one of the most controversial chapters in U.S. intelligence history
Kristian Gustafson, 2007
9
The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent
Presents the channeled spirit communications of "Abraham" on how to achieve balance in life and enjoy the journey with joy.
Esther Hicks, Jerry Hicks, 2007
10
Lethal Intent
"A graphic portrait of evil." --M. William Phelps "One of the best true crime books of all time." --Examiner.com "The book to read about Aileen Wuornos--a case that has fascinated true crime fans from around the world.
Sue Russell, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intent is used in the context of the following news items.
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DataSift launches VEDO Intent to squeeze insights out of social …
Its new solution, called VEDO Intent, is designed to give marketers “more nuanced insights” while also shedding some light on what it calls ... «SiliconANGLE, Jul 15»
2
SCOV Law Blog: Voluntary manslaughter - malice or intent
Is it because her actions were not “willful”? Is it a matter of involuntariness or lack of prior malice? Is it malice or intent or do “malice” and “intent” ... «vtdigger.org, Jul 15»
3
GE's Immelt stands by intent to close Alstom power purchase | Reuters
GE's Immelt stands by intent to close Alstom power purchase. By Lewis Krauskopf. Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric appears ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
4
Backyard burial doesn't prove murder intent | Metro
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that just because a killer concealed the body, cleaned up the crime scene and lied to ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
5
Dominant intent, works contract & GST – a perfect sundae …
While 'dominant intent' is being repeatedly discarded as a relevant factor for taxation of works contracts, it needs to be clearly understood that ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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Two Waldorf Men Arrested for Possession with Intent to Distribute …
On Thursday, July 16, 2015, at 12:42 a.m., Officer R. McMullen of the Charles County Sheriff's Office observed a suspicious vehicle occupied by ... «Southern Maryland News Net, Jul 15»
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Hugo Palmer shows intent with classic challenge | The Times
One of life's landmark events approaches for Hugo Palmer, but he is hoping to attain two on successive Saturdays. He gets married in Scotland ... «The Times, Jul 15»
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UPDATED: Wheelie bin fire being treated as 'arson with intent to …
A FIRE which ripped through a number of wheelie bins stored in a back yard of a house is being treated as arson with intent to endanger life. «This Is Lancashire, Jul 15»
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DataSift VEDO Intent Combines Machine Learning, Social Data
Machine learning applied to social data and made easy for developers to use: This is the premise behind the new VEDO Intent technology from ... «SocialTimes, Jul 15»
10
England's aggressive intent neutered by pitch that offered no reward …
England's Stuart Broad, left, Alastair Cook and Jimmy Anderson, right, appear at a loss of how to remove Steve Smith and Chris Rogers on the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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