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Intent

/ɪnˈtent/
A determination or plan to carry out something specific.

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Examples:

She was intent on her theory.

Those fights were different; they lacked murderous intent.

And all were apparently intent on their duties before them.

Etymology:

etymology
The word intent comes from the Old French entente, which means stretching out or intention, derived from the Latin intentus, the past participle of intendere, meaning to stretch out or to aim at.

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