intent
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intent
- /ɪnˈtɛnt/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛnt
Where it comes from
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.
noun intents · entent
- Something that is intended.
- The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
adjective more intent · most intent · entent
- Firmly fixed or concentrated on something. a mind intent on self-improvement
- Engrossed.
- Unwavering from a course of action.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: intention, purpose, attentive, concentrated, engrossed, absorbed, spirit, design, purport, fixed, rapt, wrapped, aim, enwrapped, intentionality, wilful
Translations
Every language
noun something that is intended
| Español | intención, intento, propósito |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 意圖 /意图 yìtú |
| हिन्दी | इच्छा icchā |
| Português | intenção |
| Français | intention |
| Deutsch | Absicht |
| Italiano | intento |
| Ελληνικά | πρόθεση próthesi, επιδίωξη epidíoxi, σκοπός skopós |
| Русский | наме́рение namérenije |
| Tiếng Việt | ý đồ, ý định |
| العربية | نِيَّة niyya |
noun state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence
| Español | intención |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 犯罪动机 |
| Ελληνικά | πρόθεση próthesi |
| Русский | у́мысел úmysel |
| Tiếng Việt | động cơ, động cơ gây án |
adj firmly fixed or concentrated
| Español | concentrado, entregado, decidido, resuelto, temoso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 一心一意 yīxīnyīyì, 決意 /决意 juéyì |
| Français | résolu, déterminé |
| Ελληνικά | προσηλωμένος prosiloménos |
| Русский | сосредо́точенный sosredótočennyj, при́стальный prístalʹnyj |
adj engrossed
| Ελληνικά | αφοσιωμένος afosioménos |
|---|
adj unwavering
| Español | inquebrantable, inexorable |
|---|---|
| Français | buté |
| Ελληνικά | έμμονος émmonos |
Talk about this word "intent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/intent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. intent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/intent "intent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/intent.Cite this
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title = {intent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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