intent

in|tent1 [ ın`tent ] noun

1. ) singular or uncount FORMAL the intention to do something:

someone's intent to do something: The Congress has declared its intent to reform the welfare system.

a ) statement/letter/declaration of intent a formal or official statement that you intend to do something

2. ) uncount LEGAL the intention to commit a crime or an offense:

with intent (to do something): He's been charged with possessing drugs with intent to sell.

to all intents and purposes

used for saying that although something is not exactly true or accurate, the situation is the same as if it were true or accurate:

They run a car that to all intents and purposes is a commercial delivery vehicle.

intent

in|tent 2 [ ın`tent ] adjective

1. ) concentrating hard on something:

her intent gaze/look

intent on: He was so intent on his bodybuilding magazine, he didn't notice me come in.

2. ) intent on determined to do something. This expression sometimes means that you do not approve of the thing that someone is determined to do:

intent on doing something: She seemed intent on making me miserable.

╾ in|tent|ly adverb:

He gazed intently at his watch.