intent

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˌɪnˈtɛnt/ UK /ɪnˈtɛnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #6617

Meanings

1

noun
what you plan or aim to do; your intention.

Their intent was to provide a new translation of the poem.
2

adj
firmly focused on or determined to do something.

She had a mind intent on self-improvement.

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Synonyms

1 noun · what you plan or aim to do;... intention purport

2 adj · firmly focused on or... absorbed engrossed

Word family

Forms intentnessintentsover-intent

Derived forms intentfulintentnessmalintentnonintentsubintentunintent

Related forms intend intense intensive intention intently

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Phrases (1)

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felonious intent
an intention to commit a serious criminal act

Adjective + noun

Idioms (1)

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to all intents and purposes
in every way that matters in practice; effectively

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.

*tend- Proto-Indo-European entente Middle English entent Old French intentus Latin

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# intent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnˈtɛnt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtɛnt/
**Frequency rank:** 6617

## Meanings
1. what you plan or aim to do; your intention.
2. firmly focused on or determined to do something.

## Examples
- Their intent was to provide a new translation of the poem.
- She had a mind intent on self-improvement.

## Derived Forms
- intentful
- intentness
- malintent
- nonintent
- subintent
- unintent

## Related Forms
- intend
- intense
- intensive
- intention
- intently

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *tend-
- Root: entente
- Root: entent
- Root: intentus

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Intent 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. The historical line also includes *tend-.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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