intent

Who acts: someone, She, cat, intent, My, game · What happens: mean, plan, do, steal, pay, be · To what, where: something, close attention, intent look, puzzle, He, bird · Speech: someone speaks here

«intent» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: intent in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: noun, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

What someone means or plans to do; purpose, as in «with intent to steal».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	3 means	obj
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 plans	cc
5	plans	plan	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 means	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 do	mark
7	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 plans	xcomp
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 purpose	punct
9	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 intent	punct
11	as	as	SCONJ	_	15 intent	mark
12	in	in	ADP	_	15 intent	case
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 intent	punct
14	with	with	ADP	_	15 intent	case
15	intent	intent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 means	ccomp
16	to	to	PART	_	17 steal	mark
17	steal	steal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 intent	advcl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 intent	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	mean	present	someone	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
2	plan	present	someone not said here	vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	do not said to happen	to-infinitive	someone not said here	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	steal in a quote	to-infinitive	someone not said here	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

«intent on» — very determined to do something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 intent	punct
2	intent	intent	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	2 intent	compound:prt
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 intent	punct
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 determined	punct
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 determined	advmod
7	determined	determined	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 intent	conj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 do	mark
9	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 determined	xcomp
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 do	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 intent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive		something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Paying very close attention, as in «an intent look».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Paying	pay	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 close	advmod
3	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 attention	amod
4	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Paying	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 look	punct
6	as	as	SCONJ	_	11 look	mark
7	in	in	ADP	_	11 look	case
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 look	punct
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 look	det
10	intent	intent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 look	amod
11	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Paying	obl
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 look	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Paying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pay	gerund		close attention		a intent look			vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset

Example 1

She was intent on finishing the puzzle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 intent	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 intent	cop
3	intent	intent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	on	on	SCONJ	_	5 finishing	mark
5	finishing	finish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 intent	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 puzzle	det
7	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 finishing	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 intent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	She					intent property	tree rules
2	finish	gerund	She not said here	the puzzle					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality puzzle=Eventuality

Example 2

He was charged with breaking in with intent to steal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 charged	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 charged	aux:pass
3	charged	charge	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	with	with	SCONJ	_	5 breaking	mark
5	breaking	break	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 charged	advcl
6	in	in	ADP	_	5 breaking	compound:prt
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 intent	case
8	intent	intent	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 breaking	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 steal	mark
10	steal	steal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 breaking	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 charged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	charge	past · passive	He		vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
2	break in	gerund		with intent	vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with intent=Instrument
3	steal	to-infinitive			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The cat watched the bird with an intent look.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 watched	nsubj
3	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bird	det
5	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 watched	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 look	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 look	det
8	intent	intent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 look	amod
9	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 watched	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	the cat	the bird				with a intent look	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme

Example 4

My intent was to help, not to annoy you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 intent	nmod:poss
2	intent	intent	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 help	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 help	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 help	mark
5	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 annoy	punct
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 annoy	advmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 annoy	mark
9	annoy	annoy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 help	conj
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 annoy	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	My intent		help property	tree rules
2	not annoy	to-infinitive	My intent not said here	you		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer
3	intend		My			nom intent «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

To all intents and purposes, the game was over.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	ADP	_	3 intents	case
2	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 intents	det
3	intents	intent	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 over	obl
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 purposes	cc
5	purposes	purpose	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 intents	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 intents	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 game	det
8	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 over	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 over	cop
10	over	over	ADV	_	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 over	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the game					to all intents and purposes; over property	tree rules

Example 6

The boys were intent on building the den.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boys	det
2	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 intent	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 intent	cop
4	intent	intent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	on	on	SCONJ	_	6 building	mark
6	building	build	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 intent	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 den	det
8	den	den	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 building	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 intent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the boys					intent property	tree rules
2	build	gerund	the boys not said here	the den					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset den=Product

Example 7

He was standing there by night like one intent on doing evil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 standing	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 standing	aux
3	standing	stand	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 standing	advmod
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 night	case
6	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 standing	obl
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 intent	case
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 intent	nummod
9	intent	intent	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 standing	obl
10	on	on	SCONJ	_	11 doing	mark
11	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 intent	acl
12	evil	evil	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 doing	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 standing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past · progressive	He			there	night	like one intent	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	do	gerund	one intent not said here	evil					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent evil=Eventuality

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