intent
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