intent

== English == === Alternative forms === entent (obsolete) === Etymology === Existing since Middle English entente, from Old French entent or entente, ultimately from Latin intentus. Modified later in spelling to align more closely with the Latin word. Compare intention. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === intent (countable and uncountable, plural intents) Something that is intended. (law) The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence. ==== Synonyms ==== (something that is intended): See also Thesaurus:intention ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === intent (comparative more intent, superlative most intent) Firmly fixed or concentrated on something. Engrossed. Unwavering from a course of action. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === === Further reading === “intent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin intentus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [inˈten] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [inˈtent] === Noun === intent m (plural intents) try, attempt (castells) a castell that is officially begun but that collapses before its construction is completed (as opposed to a castell carregat, which collapses after it is completed, or an intent desmuntat, which is not completed but is successfully dismantled without collapsing) ==== Related terms ==== intenció intentar === Further reading === “intent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “intent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “intent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “intent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.