intent on/upon (something)
idiom
: giving all of one's attention and effort to a specific task or goal
She seems intent on destroying our credibility.
They were intent on their work.
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Avoid being too intent on finding a job or using your new connection—as these may damage your ability to build the relationship.
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Tracy Brower, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The misfit pair are intent on entering the tech billionaires club.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The regime is also intent on testing the public in other ways.
—Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
For now, most Syrians in Europe are intent on celebrating the fall of a regime that had seemed unshakable as recently as a month ago.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Tracy Brower, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The misfit pair are intent on entering the tech billionaires club.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The regime is also intent on testing the public in other ways.
—Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
For now, most Syrians in Europe are intent on celebrating the fall of a regime that had seemed unshakable as recently as a month ago.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for intent on/upon (something)
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“Intent on/upon (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intent%20on%2Fupon%20%28something%29. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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