intent
1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
design (for: design), aim (for: aim), intend, purpose (for: purpose)
• Hypernyms:
goal, end
• Hyponyms:
mind, idea, cross-purpose, final cause, sake,
view, will
2. the intended meaning of a communication (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
purport, spirit
• Derivationally related forms:
purport (for: purport), intend
• Hypernyms:
meaning, significance, signification, import
giving or marked by complete attention to (Freq. 4)
- that engrossed look or rapt delight
- then wrapped in dreams
- "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare
- rapt with wonder
- wrapped in thought
• Syn:
captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, wrapped
• Similar to:
attentive
• Derivationally related forms:
intentness
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