intent

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. firmly fixed or concentrated on something.

- so intent on this fantastic book.

Similar word(s): attentive, absorbed, captive, engrossed, enwrapped, wrapped

Sentences with intent as an adjective:

- a mind intent on self-improvement will surely succeed

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

Similar word(s): aim, design, intention, purpose

Definition categories: thought, end, goal

2. the intended meaning of a communication

Similar word(s): purport, spirit

Definition categories: communication, import, meaning, significance, signification