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Learn to pronounce in·tent

/inˈtent/
noun
intention or purpose.
"with alarm she realized his intent"
synonyms: aim, purpose, intention, objective, object, goal, target, end, design, plan, scheme, resolve, resolution, determination, wish, desire, ambition, idea, dream, aspiration, hope

adjective
  1. resolved or determined to do (something).
    "the administration was intent on achieving greater efficiency"
    synonyms: bent, set, determined, insistent, fixed, resolved, hell-bent, keen, firm about, committed to, single-minded about, inflexible about, obsessive about, obsessed with, fanatical about, fixated on, determined to, resolved to, anxious to, impatient to
  2. (especially of a look) showing earnest and eager attention.
    "a curiously intent look on her face"

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