intento

intento

1. first-person singular present indicative of intentar

From Latin intentus, intentum.

• IPA^(key): /inˈtɛn.to/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛnto
• Hyphenation: in‧tèn‧to

intento (feminine intenta, masculine plural intenti, feminine plural intente)

1. intent on, concentrating on, busy at(or with)

• intentamente

intento m (plural intenti)

1. purpose, purport, aim, object, goal

   Synonyms: fine, obiettivo, scopo

2. intention, intent, design

   Synonym: intenzione

• intentare
• intenzione

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /inˈtɛn.to/, /inˈten.to/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛnto, -ento
• Hyphenation: in‧tèn‧to, in‧tén‧to

intento

1. first-person singular present indicative of intentare

• intento¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• intento² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• nettino, nonetti, ottenni, tentino, tentoni

From intentus (“intent upon someting”), perfect passive participle of intendō (“I turn my attention to, I focus on”) + -ō (“suffix forming regular first conjugation verbs”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈten.toː/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈten.to/,

intentō (present infinitive intentāre, perfect active intentāvī, supine intentātum); first conjugation

1. to stretch or extend towards
2. to point (at)
3. to intend
4. (figuratively) to threaten, menace
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.90–91:

     Intonuēre polī, et crēbrīs micat ignibus aethēr,
     praesentemque virīs intentant omnia mortem.

     The heavens thunder, and the sky flashes with frequent lightning, and all threaten imminent death to men.
     (The storm engulfs the Trojan fleet. Note: intonuere here is a syncopated form of intonuerunt.)

intentō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of intentus

• → Catalan: intentar
• → Spanish: intentar

• “intento”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “intento”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• intento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

• Rhymes: -ẽtu
• Hyphenation: in‧ten‧to

Borrowed from Latin intentus.

intento m (plural intentos)

1. intent, intention

   Synonym: intenção

intento

1. first-person singular present indicative of intentar

• IPA^(key): /inˈtento/
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: in‧ten‧to

Borrowed from Latin intentus.

intento m (plural intentos)

1. attempt

   Synonym: ensayo

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

intento

1. first-person singular present indicative of intentar

• “intento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10