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 intendō (“to turn one's attention to, to focus on”, supine stem intent-) + -tō.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪnˈtɛn.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [inˈtɛn.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, Vergilius, Aeneis 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 [things] 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
• Italian: intentare
• Sicilian: ntintari
• → 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

• “intento”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• IPA^(key): /inˈtento/ [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪o]
• 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025