ENGLISH: intent - CREOLE: lentansyon



Overview of noun intent



The noun intent has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (3) purpose, intent, intention, aim, design -- (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs")

2. (2) intent, purport, spirit -- (the intended meaning of a communication)



Overview of adj intent



The adj intent has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (4) captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped -- (giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought")

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