intent

Absicht, Zweck

Das, was jemand vorhat oder erreichen möchte.

In einfachem Englisch: What you plan or mean to do.

• My intent was to help.
• He explained his original intent.
• We acted with no intent to cause harm.

So benutzt man es: intent to do something (She showed a clear intent to cooperate.)

Synonyme: intention, purpose, aim

Häufige Wendungen: original intent, with intent, clear intent, stated intent

Vorsatz

Das, was jemand beim Begehen einer Straftat bewusst tun wollte.

In einfachem Englisch: What someone meant to do when they committed a crime.

• The court must establish intent.
• The prosecution failed to prove criminal intent.
• She denied acting with intent to kill.

So benutzt man es: with intent to do something (He entered the building with intent to steal.)

Synonyme: criminal intention

Häufige Wendungen: criminal intent, prove intent, intent to kill

entschlossen

Fest entschlossen, etwas zu tun, und nicht bereit aufzugeben.

In einfachem Englisch: Strongly wanting to do something and unwilling to give up.

• He is intent on winning.
• They seemed intent on leaving early.
• Why are you so intent on buying that house?

So benutzt man es: intent on something/doing something (She is intent on starting her own business.)

Synonyme: determined, resolved, set

Häufige Wendungen: intent on winning, intent on success, seem intent

konzentriert, aufmerksam

Mit der gesamten Aufmerksamkeit auf etwas gerichtet.

In einfachem Englisch: Giving all your attention to something.

• She watched with an intent gaze.
• He was intent on his work.
• Their intent expressions showed how closely they were listening.

So benutzt man es: intent on something/doing something (He was so intent on reading that he missed his stop.)

Synonyme: focused, absorbed, attentive

Gegenteile: distracted, inattentive

Häufige Wendungen: intent gaze, intent expression, intent on reading