intent

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈtɛnt/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A plan or purpose to do something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Showing that you are determined to do something.

Examples

  • She denies possessing the drug with intent to supply.

  • She's intent on going to New York to study fashion.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.

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

  3. Something that is intended.

More examples

In context

  • I have no real intent.

  • a mind intent on self-improvement

  • Yea more, with his own hand he ſeem’d Intent to aggravate my woe;

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The detective was blank on solving the case and did not rest until he found the truth.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.