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intent
noun
the
purpose
you
have
in
mind
or
what
you
plan
to
achieve
when
you
do
something
•
Maria's
intent
was
to
surprise
her
brother
with
a
party
.
Maria's
intent
was
to
surprise
her
brother
with
a
party
.
•
With
good
intent
,
he
donated
all
the
money
to
charity
.
With
good
intent
,
he
donated
all
the
money
to
charity
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
"
entent
",
from
Latin
"
intentus
"
meaning
"
a
stretching
toward
".
adjective
showing
great
focus
and
determination
,
or
firmly
decided
about
something
•
The
child
sat
intent
on
the
puzzle
,
ignoring
the
noise
around
her
.
The
child
sat
intent
on
the
puzzle
,
ignoring
the
noise
around
her
.
•
He
listened
with
an
intent
expression
as
the
coach
explained
the
plan
.
He
listened
with
an
intent
expression
as
the
coach
explained
the
plan
.
From
Latin
"
intentus
",
past
participle
of
"
intendere
"
meaning
"
to
stretch
toward
";
the
adjective
sense
developed
from
the
idea
of
the
mind
being
stretched
toward
a
goal
.
noun
in
law
,
the
state
of
mind
showing
that
someone
meant
to
do
something
,
especially
a
crime
•
The
jury
had
to
decide
whether
the
suspect
acted
with
criminal
intent
.
The
jury
had
to
decide
whether
the
suspect
acted
with
criminal
intent
.
•
Proving
intent
is
often
harder
than
showing
the
act
itself
.
Proving
intent
is
often
harder
than
showing
the
act
itself
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
sense
;
in
legal
use
since
the
17th
century
to
refer
to
a
person
’
s
mental
purpose
in
committing
an
act
.
intention
noun
something
that
you
want
and
plan
to
do
•
Maya
announced
her
clear
intention
to
study
medicine
abroad
.
Maya
announced
her
clear
intention
to
study
medicine
abroad
.
•
The
city
council
has
no
intention
of
raising
taxes
this
year
.
The
city
council
has
no
intention
of
raising
taxes
this
year
.
From
Middle
English
entencioun
,
via
Old
French
intention
,
from
Latin
intentio
(“
a
stretching
toward
,
purpose
”).
noun
the
purpose
or
meaning
behind
what
someone
says
or
does
•
I
know
you
broke
the
vase
,
but
your
intention
was
not
to
cause
any
harm
.
I
know
you
broke
the
vase
,
but
your
intention
was
not
to
cause
any
harm
.
•
The
judge
tried
to
understand
the
defendant's
intention
rather
than
the
outcome
.
The
judge
tried
to
understand
the
defendant's
intention
rather
than
the
outcome
.
From
Middle
English
entencioun
,
via
Old
French
intention
,
from
Latin
intentio
(“
a
stretching
toward
,
purpose
”).