INTENT
\ɪntˈɛnt], \ɪntˈɛnt], \ɪ_n_t_ˈɛ_n_t]\
Definitions of INTENT
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
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The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.
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Having the mind closely directed to or bent on an object; sedulous; eager in pursuit of an object; - formerly with to, but now with on; as, intent on business or pleasure.
By Oddity Software
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The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
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The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.
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Having the mind closely directed to or bent on an object; sedulous; eager in pursuit of an object; - formerly with to, but now with on; as, intent on business or pleasure.
By Noah Webster.
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Having the mind strained or closely fixed on a subject; anxiously diligent; constantly giving attention to; with on.
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Purpose; aim; meaning.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Having the mind intense or bent on: fixed with close attention: diligently applied.
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The thing aimed at or intended: a design: meaning.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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