English Online Dictionary. What means intent? What does intent mean?
English
Alternative forms
- entent (obsolete)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛnt/
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
intent (countable and uncountable, plural intents)
- Something that is intended.
- (law) The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
Synonyms
- (something that is intended): See also Thesaurus:intention
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
intent (comparative more intent, superlative most intent)
- Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
- Engrossed.
- Unwavering from a course of action.
Translations
Related terms
Further reading
- “intent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin intentus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [inˈten]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [inˈtent]
Noun
intent m (plural intents)
- try, attempt
- (castells) a castell that collapses before its construction is completed (as opposed to a castell carregat, which collapses after it is completed, or an intent desmuntat, which is not completed but is successfully dismantled without collapsing)
Related terms
- intenció
- intentar
Further reading
- “intent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “intent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “intent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “intent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.