Intent

What do we mean by intent?

Something that is intended; an aim or purpose. synonym: intention. noun

The state of mind necessary for an act to constitute a crime. noun

Firmly fixed; concentrated. adjective

Having the attention applied; engrossed. adjective

Having the mind and will focused on a specific purpose. adjective

(for/to) In every practical sense; practically. idiom

Firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed (upon something); fixed with strained or earnest attention: as, an intent look or gaze; his thoughts are intent upon his duty.

Having the mind bent or earnestly fixed upon something; sedulously engaged or settled: usually with on or upon: as, a person intent upon business or pleasure.

Earnestly attentive; strongly devoted: with to.

To accuse; charge.

That which is intended; purpose; aim; design; intention; meaning. noun

In law: Personal intention; the state of mind in respect of intelligent volition; the voluntary purposing of an act: often distinguishable from the motive which led to the formation of the intent. See criminal intent, below. noun

The tendency imputable by law to an act; the constructive purpose of an action, for which the doer may be responsible, although the actual intent was not wrongful: as when a conveyance is said to be intended to defraud creditors, because, although it may have been without actual dishonest intention, it necessarily has that tendency. noun

Notion; idea; thought; opinion. noun

Attention; heed. noun

Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.. adjective

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. adjective

The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim. noun

In all applications or senses; practically; really; virtually; in essence; essentially. noun

The purpose of something that is intended. noun

A purpose; something that is intended.

The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.

Words that are spelled similarly to intent:
intent, intend, indent, invent, incent, untent, intens, intext.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word intent:
defraud, bodily, commit, distribute, harm, adopt, offence, defendant, destroying, salary, acquire, capturing, kill, destroy, killing, revenge, budget, murder, guilty, sell, assault.

Words that rhyme with intent:
present, content, event, accent, consent, advent, lament, augment, rent, supplement, descent, represent, circumvent, dissent, extent, prevent, assent, resent, vent, bent, segment, tent, orient, dent, president, lent, indent, repent, cement, relent, ferment, scent, torment, ascent, meant, percent, stent, invent, cent, frequent, ent, discontent, sent, spent, went, kent, pent, malcontent, gent, underwent, convent, ident, reinvent, trent, occident, misrepresent, shent, brent, splent, dente, dement, vice president, ghent, blent, disorient, slent, fent, misspent, tashkent, sente, lente, drent, nonevent, gwent, wendt, sprent, unspent, underrepresent, in any event, zent, glent, acute accent, mente, circus tent, line of descent, outspent, portland cement, rubber cement, pup tent, overspent, grave accent, ground rent, broadbent, to that extent, wente, rack rent, to a lesser extent, economic rent, cent-, dramatic event.

Adjectives that are often used to describe intent:
original, more, criminal, legislative, evil, true, specific, malicious, congressional, serious, clear, suicidal, conscious, real, deliberate, fraudulent, hostile, strategic, primary, murderous, actual, communicative, obvious, discriminatory, felonious, basic, curative, aggressive, very, authorial, apparent, ill, divine, less, peaceful, initial, subjective, requisite, bad, overall, didactic, sole, contrary, manifest, evident, wrongful, deadly, explicit, therapeutic, persuasive, avowed, artistic, honest, plain, subversive, ultimate, pure, like, sinister, satirical, malevolent, stated, revolutionary, guilty, humorous, underlying, ironic, predatory, firm, willful, polemical.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective intent:
look, eyes, gaze, face, treat, stare, expression, faces, way, test, scrutiny, use, study, glance, ionality, eye, curiosity, manner, standard, audience, interest, based, purpose, ear, silence, crime, ithuriel, statement, contemplation, requirement, air, ears, concentration, figure, regard, mind, crimes, voice, contrary, observation, listening, regiments, crowd, eagerness, seriousness, frown, listeners, participation, admiration, doctrine, earnestness, locks, arm, agreement, smile, therapy, listener, statements, desire, conversation, driver, observers, pass, menu, heat, meditation, expressions, thought, preoccupation, matters, passion, shoulders, perusal, brain, option, anxiety, countenance, resection, minds, impact, offense.

Consonant match to intent:
entente, untent.

Words that sound like intent:
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