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1. intent - 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 designs"

Synonym(s): purpose, intention, aim, design

Hypernym(s): goal, end




2. intent - noun

· the intended meaning of a communication

Synonym(s): purport, spirit

Hypernym(s): meaning, significance, signification, import




3. intent - adjective

· giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"

Synonym(s): captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, wrapped





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