Intent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

the intended meaning of a communication

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɛnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɛnt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɛnt/.

Examples

his intent was to provide a new translation
good intentions are not enough
it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

purpose aim purport spirit intention enwrapped design absorbed captive wrapped engrossed

Parts of Speech

noun	an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions “his intent was to provide a new translation”
noun	the intended meaning of a communication
adjective	giving or marked by complete attention to; ; ; - Walter de la Mare “that engrossed look or rapt delight”

Word Forms

purpose	verb	propose or intend
intend	verb	have in mind as a purpose
aim	verb	propose or intend
design	verb	intend or have as a purpose
purport	verb	propose or intend
intentness	noun	the quality of being intent and concentrated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Absicht

ein erwartetes Ergebnis, das beabsichtigt ist oder das Ihre geplanten Aktionen leitet

🇫🇷French

intention

un résultat anticipé qui est prévu ou qui guide vos actions planifiées

🇪🇸Spanish

intención

un resultado previsto que se pretende o que guía las acciones planificadas

🇮🇹Italian

intento

un risultato previsto previsto o che guida le azioni pianificate

🇳🇱Dutch

bedoeling

een verwachte uitkomst die bedoeld is of die uw geplande acties begeleidt

🇵🇹Portuguese

intenção

um resultado antecipado que é pretendido ou que orienta suas ações planejadas

🇷🇺Russian

намерение

ожидаемый результат, который запланирован или который определяет ваши запланированные действия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इरादा

एक प्रत्याशित परिणाम जो इच्छित है या जो आपके नियोजित कार्यों का मार्गदर्शन करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিপ্রায়

একটি প্রত্যাশিত ফলাফল যা অভিপ্রেত বা যা আপনার পরিকল্পিত ক্রিয়াগুলিকে গাইড করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நோக்கம்

உத்தேசிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது உங்கள் திட்டமிட்ட செயல்களுக்கு வழிகாட்டும் ஒரு எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்ட விளைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉద్దేశం

ఉద్దేశించిన లేదా మీ ప్రణాళికాబద్ధమైన చర్యలకు మార్గనిర్దేశం చేసే ఊహించిన ఫలితం

🇮🇳Marathi

हेतू

अपेक्षित परिणाम किंवा जो तुमच्या नियोजित कृतींचे मार्गदर्शन करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદ્દેશ

એક અપેક્ષિત પરિણામ જેનો હેતુ છે અથવા જે તમારી આયોજિત ક્રિયાઓને માર્ગદર્શન આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ದೇಶ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಿತ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಯೋಜಿತ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ನೀಡುವ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദ്ദേശം

ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചതോ നിങ്ങളുടെ ആസൂത്രിത പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളെ നയിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ ഒരു പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ച ഫലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਰਾਦਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਜੋ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਡੀਆਂ ਯੋਜਨਾਬੱਧ ਕਾਰਵਾਈਆਂ ਦਾ ਮਾਰਗਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ارادہ

ایک متوقع نتیجہ جس کا مقصد ہے یا جو آپ کے منصوبہ بند اعمال کی رہنمائی کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

意图

预期的结果或指导您计划的行动

🇯🇵Japanese

意図

意図された、または計画された行動の指針となる予想される結果

🇰🇷Korean

의지

의도되었거나 계획된 행동을 안내하는 예상 결과

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ý định

một kết quả dự đoán được dự định hoặc hướng dẫn các hành động đã lên kế hoạch của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

เจตนา

ผลลัพธ์ที่คาดหวังซึ่งมีจุดมุ่งหมายหรือเป็นแนวทางในการดำเนินการตามแผนของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

maksud

hasil yang diharapkan atau yang memandu tindakan yang Anda rencanakan

🇵🇭Filipino

layunin

isang inaasahang resulta na nilayon o gumagabay sa iyong mga nakaplanong aksyon

🇲🇾Malay

niat

hasil yang dijangkakan yang dimaksudkan atau yang membimbing tindakan yang dirancang anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نية

النتيجة المتوقعة المقصودة أو التي توجه أفعالك المخططة

🇮🇷Persian

قصد

نتیجه پیش بینی شده ای که در نظر گرفته شده است یا اقدامات برنامه ریزی شده شما را هدایت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

niyet

amaçlanan veya planladığınız eylemlere rehberlik eden beklenen bir sonuç

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְרוּכָּז

תוצאה צפויה המיועדת או שמנחה את הפעולות המתוכננות שלך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'intent'?

The primary meaning of 'intent' is 'an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'intent' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'intent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'intent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'intent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'intent' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'intent' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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