intent
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[edit] English
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- entent (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
Existing since Middle English, from Old French entent or entente, ultimately from Latin intendere.
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[edit] Noun
intent (countable and uncountable; plural intents)
- The purpose of something that is intended.
- (law) The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
[edit] Translations
purpose of something that is intended
state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence
[edit] Adjective
intent (comparative more intent, superlative most intent)
- Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
- Engrossed.
- Unwavering from a course of action.
[edit] Translations
firmly fixed or concentrated
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engrossed
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