If you are intent on doing something, you are determined to get it done. If you have an intent, you have a motive or purpose.
Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.;
Noun
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"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his d
Noun
the intended meaning of a communication
Adjective S.
wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder";
Adjective S.
directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze"
a.
Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the
mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.
a.
Having the mind closely directed to or bent on an object;
sedulous; eager in pursuit of an object; -- formerly with to, but now
with on; as, intent on business or pleasure.
n.
The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a
design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.
Intent
Be intent and solicitous to take up the meaning of the speaker.
Intent
Be thy intents wicked or charitable.
The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the aws of duties supernatural.
Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.;
The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.
Usage Examples
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.
In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together.
Charles was very intent to use his years as Prince of Wales to make his mark while he still had freedom of maneuver that he wouldn't have as King. The first subject he really went for was architecture. It made an impact.
My death will be caused by morphine, which I have deliberately taken with suicidal intent.
I believe that the Framers of the Constitution made their intent clear when they wrote the First Amendment. I believe they wanted to keep the new government from endorsing one religion over another, not erase the public consciousness or common faith.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
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Other Usage ExamplesAnd if the imam and the Muslim leadership in that community is so intent on building bridges, then they should voluntarily move the mosque away from ground zero and move it whether it's uptown or somewhere else, but move it away from that area, the same as the pope directed the Carmelite nuns to move a convent away from Auschwitz.
This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work, thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage.
Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause.
I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.
Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system, which is made credible or authentic by the power of men to name.
The embrace of a new technology by ordinary people leads inevitably to its embrace by people of malign intent.
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
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