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INTENT ON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does intent on mean?
• INTENT ON (adjective)
The adjective INTENT ON has 1 sense:
1. fixed in your purpose
Familiarity information: INTENT ON used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fixed in your purpose
Synonyms:
bent on; dead set; intent on; out to; bent
Context examples:
bent on going to the theater / dead set against intervening / out to win every event
Similar:
resolute (firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination)
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