intent

noun

/ɪnˈtɛnt/UK

Etymology

Existing since Middle English entente, from Old French entent or entente, ultimately from Latin intentus. Modified later in spelling to align more closely with the Latin word. Compare intention.

derived from intentus
derived from entent
inherited from entente

Definitions

Something that is intended.
The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
3
Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
- a mind intent on self-improvement
- Yea more, with his own hand he ſeem’d Intent to aggravate my woe;
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1. Engrossed.
2. Unwavering from a course of action.

The neighborhood

neighborfor all intents and purposes
neighborintend
neighborintense
neighborintensive
neighborintention
neighborintently
neighborintent on
neighborto all intents and purposes
neighborwith intent

Derived

authorial intent, declaration of intent, direct intent, intent filter, intentful, intentness, letter of intent, malintent, mopery with intent to creep, mopery with intent to gawk, nonintent, oblique intent, possession with intent to supply, statement of intent, subintent, transferred intent, unintent

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for intent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA