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I_love_New_York
5 March

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What is the difference between intent and intention ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

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oliver_08
5 March

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Nothing really, one is future tence and the other is present tence.
Examples: My intent with you is is nothing but pure.
My intention with her is nothing but pure.
In the first one 'Intent' in the sentece is used to dramatisize you're intentions with that person are good and nothing but good.
In the second one is used for future tence, it is used for the purpose to assure the person you are speaking to you that you have pure and un-harmful ways of thinking towards that person.

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Uterim
5 March

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@oliver_08
I'm confused! How can it be that a noun like intent or intention are in present or future tense? To the best of my knowledge, you put verbs in tenses.

What is the difference between intention and intent? Both words are nouns that come from the verb intend, which means to have something in mind as a plan or purpose.

In terms of meaning, there is little difference between these two nouns. They both mean a plan, or purpose, to do something. However, there is a difference in the way we use the words. Intent is used in more formal situations, such as in legal contexts, whereas intention is used in a wide range of situations; it is a more everyday word. Also, in grammatical terms, intent is an uncountable noun and intention is a countable noun.

So, for example, in a newspaper report about a court case you might read: "He was carrying a gun with intent to commit a bank robbery."

Whereas, in a conversation with a friend, someone might say:"I went to the bank with the intention of opening a bank account, but I forgot to take my passport, so I couldn't even do that."

There is one other important difference. Intent is also an adjective, but intention is only a noun. If you are intent on doing something, you are determined to do something.

For example, "She was intent on becoming an actress, so she went to drama school even though it was against her parents' wishes."

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waeyoiswhy
6 March

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in terms of usage, intent is used in academic papers, I guess... or formal papers/letters/speech . Intention is casually used.

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