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Definitions for Intents
[1] something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
[2] the act or fact of intending, as to do something: criminal intent.
[3] Law . the state of a person's mind that directs his or her actions toward a specific object.
[4] meaning or significance.
[5] to /for all intents and purposes , for all practical purposes; practically speaking; virtually: The book is, to all intents and purposes, a duplication of earlier efforts.
[6] something that is intended; aim; purpose; design
[7] the act of intending
[8] law the will or purpose with which one does an act
[9] implicit meaning; connotation
[10] to all intents and purposes for all practical purposes; virtually
[11] firmly fixed; determined; concentrated an intent look
[12] (postpositive; usually foll by on or upon) having the fixed intention (of); directing one's mind or energy (to) intent on committing a crime
Words nearby Intents
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Origin of Intents
1First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Late Latin intentus “an aim, purpose,” from Latin intentus “a stretching out,” equivalent to inten(dere) + -tus suffix of verbal action; replacing Middle English entent(e), from Old French, from Late Latin, as above; see intend
Words that may be confused with Intents
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, intentintense, intents
Word origin for Intents
C13 (in the sense: intention): from Late Latin intentus aim, intent, from Latin: a stretching out; see intend
Synonyms for Intents
acceptation, animus, bottom line, conation, design, desire, drift, end, goal, heart, hope, idea, import, intendment, meaning, meat, name of the game, nature, notion, nub, nuts and bolts, object, objective, plan, point, project, purport, scheme, score, sense, significance, significancy, signification, target, understanding, volition, will, wish