intent
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intent
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hell-bent, decided, preoccupied, resolved, firm, set, bent, watching, steady, bound, deep, alert, attending, eager, earnest, absorbed, attentive, committed, concentrated, decisiveExamples from the Web for intent
Contemporary Examples of intent
Some brought rocks and bricks, intent on clashing with the police.
The details differ but the intent is the same as in a high-profile case of police brutality.
‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with TortureRussell Saunders
December 10, 2014
But Than Dar ignored them, intent on a traditional Buddhist funeral for her husband in Rangoon.
Roy: I try to set an intent every morning and take time to think about whatever I hope to achieve that day.
Dodge has also had something like 20 museum shows and is intent on establishing a museum that would also show his 225 posters.
Pryor Dodge's Two-Wheeled Obsession Is Now a Museum of Bike HistoryAnthony Haden-Guest
September 15, 2014
Historical Examples of intent
Surely there must have been God's intent in the making of this new-world Republic.
While he was intent on these observations, Elinor turned to the painter.
The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales")Nathaniel Hawthorne
She could see her father looking at her, intent, as if he wondered.
Life and Death of Harriett FreanMay Sinclair
He confessed to me that he was apt to go astray when intent on rhyme.
Biographical SketchesNathaniel Hawthorne
In "Lear," Shakespeare was intent on expressing his own disillusion and naked misery.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris