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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intent \In*tent"\, noun [OE. entent, entente, attention, purpose, OF. entente, F. entente understanding, meaning; a participial noun, fr. F. & OF. entendre. See {Intend}.] The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.
Be thy intents wicked or charitable. --Shak.
The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the laws of duties supernatural. --Hooker.
{To all intents and purposes}, in all applications or senses; practically; really; virtually; in essence; essentially. ''He was miserable to all intents and purpose.'' --L'Estrange.
Syn: Design; purpose; intention; meaning; purport; view; drift; object; end; aim; plan.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intent \In*tent"\, adjective [L. intentus, p. p. of intendere. See {Intend}, and cf. {Intense}.]
1. Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.
2. 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. ''Intent on mischief.'' --Milton.
Be intent and solicitous to take up the meaning of the speaker. --I. Watts.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
intent
adjective
1: directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze" [syn: {fixed}]
2: 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"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: {absorbed}, {engrossed}, {enwrapped}, {rapt}, {wrapped}]
noun
1: 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" [syn: {purpose}, {intention}, {aim}, {design}]
2: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: {purport}, {spirit}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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