something that is intended; purpose; design; intention

The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.

the act or fact of intending, as to do something

criminal intent.

Law . the state of a person's mind that directs his or her actions toward a specific object.

meaning or significance. ?

to or for all intents and purposes

for all practical purposes; practically speaking; virtually

The book is, to all intents and purposes, a duplication of earlier efforts.

adjective

distracted , irresolute

adjective

absorbed , alert , attending , attentive , bent , bound , committed , concentrated , concentrating , decided , decisive , deep , eager , earnest , engaged , engrossed , enthusiastic , firm , fixed , hell-bent * , immersed , industrious , intense , minding , occupied , piercing , preoccupied , rapt , resolved , riveted , set , settled , steadfast , steady , watchful , watching , wrapped upnotes:intent implies a sustained unbroken commitment or purpose , while intention would imply an intermittent resolution or an initial aim or plan , heedful , regardful , determined , resolute , calculated , deliberate , designed , intentional , intentionally , permissive , premeditated , purposeful , sic , voluntary

noun

aim , ambition , design , end , goal , mark , meaning , object , objective , point , purpose , target , view , why , burden , drift , purport , substance , tendency , tenor , acceptation , connotation , denotation , import , message , sense , significance , significancy , signification , value