intent
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
intent/ɪnˈtent/
▶noun intention or purpose. ▶adjective
- 1 (intent on/upon) determined to do.
■ attentively occupied with.
- 2 showing earnest and eager attention.
– phrases
to all intents and purposes in all important respects.
with intent Law with the intention of committing a crime.
to all intents and purposes in all important respects.
with intent Law with the intention of committing a crime.
– derivatives
intently adverb,
intentness noun.
intently adverb,
intentness noun.
'intent' also found in these Oxford entries:
AWOL
- bad faith
- bail
- burglary
- confront
- doli capax
- doli incapax
- gaze
- intruder
- loiter
- lynch mob
- make
- mala fides
- misadventure
- out
- pacific
- pointed
- rapt
- scheme
- strict liability
- technicality
- worthy
