intent
21intent — intent1 /in tent /, n. 1. something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds. 2. the act or fact of intending, as to do something: criminal intent. 3. Law. the state of a person s mind… …
22intent — Adjective: With fixed purpose; earnest; determined; engrossed. Noun: Purpose. The purpose to use a particular means to effect a certain result. Baker v State, 120 Wis 135, 97 NW 566. A constituent element of all criminal acts, but not necessarily …
23intent — I in•tent [[t]ɪnˈtɛnt[/t]] n. 1) something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent was to raise funds[/ex] 2) the act or fact of intending, as to do something: criminal intent[/ex] 3) law Law. the state of a person s… …
24intent — n. & adj. n. (usu. without article) intention; a purpose (with intent to defraud; my intent to reach the top; with evil intent). adj. 1 (usu. foll. by on) a resolved; bent; determined (was intent on succeeding). b attentively occupied (intent on… …
25intent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English entente, from Anglo French, from Late Latin intentus, from Latin, act of stretching out, from intendere Date: 13th century 1. a. the act or fact of intending ; purpose; especially the design or purpose to commit… …
26intent — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ADVERB ▪ apparently, seemingly ▪ clearly, obviously …
27intent — 1. noun he tried to figure out his father s intent Syn: aim, intention, purpose, objective, object, goal, target; design, plan, scheme; wish, desire, ambition, idea, aspiration 2. adjective 1) he was intent on p …
28intent — 1. noun he tried to divine his father s intent Syn: aim, intention, purpose, objective, goal 2. adjective 1) he was intent on proving his point Syn: bent, set, determined, insistent, resolved, hell bent …
29intent — 1. noun /ɪnˈtɛnt/ a) The purpose of something that is intended. b) The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence. 2. adjective /ɪnˈtɛnt/ a) Firmly …
30intent — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, absorbed, absorbed in, acceptation, advertent, afire, agog, aim, alert, all ears, all eyes, ambition, animus, ardent, aspiration, assiduous, attending, attentive, avid, aware, bent, bent on, buried in,… …
