Meanings
comparative more intently · superlative most intently
- In an intent or focused manner.
Her back was toward the jungle, and so she did not see the grasses part, or the savage face that peered from between. Little, bloodshot, close-set eyes scanned her intently, roving from time to time about the open beach for indications of the presence of others than herself.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 193Synonyms: narrowly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn an intent or focused manner.
Origin
- Englishintent
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishintently
Translations
Dutch aandachtig
- aandachtigin a focused manner
Esperanto intense, atente
- intensein a focused manner
- atentein a focused manner
French attentivement
- attentivementin a focused manner
German angespannt, aufmerksam
- angespanntin a focused manner
- aufmerksamin a focused manner
- gespanntin a focused manner
- konzentriertin a focused manner
Italian attentamente, meticolosamente
- attentamentein a focused manner
- meticolosamentein a focused manner
- minuziosamentein a focused manner
Portuguese atentamente
- atentamentein a focused manner
Spanish atentamente
- atentamentein a focused manner
Turkish dikkatle
- dikkatlein a focused manner
Ukrainian уважно
- уважно (uvažno)in a focused manner
Cite this entry
intently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intently
“intently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intently. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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