intent
UK/ɪnˈtɛnt/
intent noun: something that is intended.
Noun
intent (countable and uncountable, plural intents)
Adjective
intent (comparative more intent, superlative most intent)
- Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
- a mind intent on self-improvement
- Yea more, with his own hand he ſeem’d
Intent to aggravate my woe;1779, John Newton, “Prayer anſwered by croſſes”, in Olney hymns, in three books, London: W. Oliver, page 353
- Engrossed.
- Unwavering from a course of action.
intent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
intent in Hindi
- something that is intended
- इच्छा icchā
intent in Tamil
- நோக்கம், கருத்து, கருத்தூன்றிய, ஊன்றியிருக்கும், விடாத, தீர்மானமாக
intent in Marathi
- intent, design
- हृद्गत hrudgat
intent in Urdu
- intent
- معنی ma'nī
- intent, meaning
- تہ tah
More languagesFewer languages
- intent in Bengali
- উদ্দেশ্য uddeśśo
- intent in Telugu
- ఉద్దేశము uddēśamu
- intent in Malayalam
- ഉദ്ദേശ്യം
- intent in Kannada
- ಬಯಕೆ, ಈಡು, ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಕೃತ, ಸ್ಥಿರ
- intent in Punjabi
- ਨੀਝ nījh
- intent in Arabic
- نِيَّة niyya
- intent in Persian
- نیت
- intent in Vietnamese
- ý đồ, ý định, động cơ, động cơ gây án
Examples of intent in a sentence
- To doctor the signature of an instrument with intent to defraud is an example of forgery.
- The intent of the aphorism "think globally, act locally" was to spur action by localizing the challenge.
- A literal reading of the law would prohibit it, but that is clearly not the intent.
Forms of intent
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | intents |
| alternative form (obsolete) | entent |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more intent |
| superlative | most intent |
Origin of intent
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.
Words formed from intent
Phrases with intent
Words that rhyme with intent
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- repent
- ascent
- rent
- resent
- scent
- absent
- augment
- cement
- content
- extent
- fragment
- lent
- prevent
- anent
- consent
- dent
- dissent
- percent
- relent
- spent
- Tashkent
- tent
- accent
- circumvent
- convent
- discontent
- invent
- went
- %
- assent
- dement
- ferment
- foment
- gent
- Gwent
- incent
- lament
- malcontent
- reinvent
- stent
- underrepresent
- attent
- big tent
- blent
- detent
- diapertent
- djent
- ent
Questions about intent
- What does intent mean?
- Intent means something that is intended.
- What is intent in Hindi?
- Intent in Hindi is इच्छा (icchā). See Intent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is intent?
- Intent can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce intent?
- Intent is pronounced /ɪnˈtɛnt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of intent?
- The plural of intent is intents.
Words near intent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: intent (page history and authors); intent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); हृद्गत (Marathi) (page history and authors); تہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); উদ্দেশ্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); ఉద్దేశము (Telugu) (page history and authors); intent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਨੀਝ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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