intento

See also: intentó and intentò

Catalan

Verb

intento

1. first-person singular present indicative of intentar

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin intentus, intentum.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• intentamente

Noun

intento m (plural intenti)

1. purpose, purport, aim, object, goal

   Synonyms: fine, obiettivo, scopo

2. intention, intent, design

   Synonym: intenzione

Related terms

• intentare
• intenzione

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

intento

1. first-person singular present indicative of intentare

Further reading

• “intento¹”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
• “intento²”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• nettino, nonetti, ottenni, tentino, tentoni

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪnˈtɛn.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [inˈtɛn.to]

Verb

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.)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of intentō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	intentō		intentās		intentat		intentāmus		intentātis		intentant
	imperfect	intentābam		intentābās		intentābat		intentābāmus		intentābātis		intentābant
	future	intentābō		intentābis		intentābit		intentābimus		intentābitis		intentābunt
	perfect	intentāvī		intentāvistī		intentāvit		intentāvimus		intentāvistis		intentāvērunt, intentāvēre
	pluperfect	intentāveram		intentāverās		intentāverat		intentāverāmus		intentāverātis		intentāverant
	future perfect	intentāverō		intentāveris		intentāverit		intentāverimus		intentāveritis		intentāverint
passive	present	intentor		intentāris, intentāre		intentātur		intentāmur		intentāminī		intentantur
	imperfect	intentābar		intentābāris, intentābāre		intentābātur		intentābāmur		intentābāminī		intentābantur
	future	intentābor		intentāberis, intentābere		intentābitur		intentābimur		intentābiminī		intentābuntur
	perfect	intentātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	intentātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	intentātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	intentem		intentēs		intentet		intentēmus		intentētis		intentent
	imperfect	intentārem		intentārēs		intentāret		intentārēmus		intentārētis		intentārent
	perfect	intentāverim		intentāverīs		intentāverit		intentāverīmus		intentāverītis		intentāverint
	pluperfect	intentāvissem		intentāvissēs		intentāvisset		intentāvissēmus		intentāvissētis		intentāvissent
passive	present	intenter		intentēris, intentēre		intentētur		intentēmur		intentēminī		intententur
	imperfect	intentārer		intentārēris, intentārēre		intentārētur		intentārēmur		intentārēminī		intentārentur
	perfect	intentātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	intentātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		intentā		—		—		intentāte		—
	future	—		intentātō		intentātō		—		intentātōte		intentantō
passive	present	—		intentāre		—		—		intentāminī		—
	future	—		intentātor		intentātor		—		—		intentantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		intentāre			intentārī			intentāns			—
future		intentātūrum esse			intentātum īrī			intentātūrus			intentandus
perfect		intentāvisse			intentātum esse			—			intentātus
future perfect		—			intentātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		intentātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		intentandī		intentandō		intentandum		intentandō		intentātum		intentātū

Adjective

intentō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of intentus

Descendants

• → Catalan: intentar
• Italian: intentare
• Sicilian: ntintari
• → Spanish: intentar

References

• “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.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈtẽ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈtẽ.tu/

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin intentus.

Noun

intento m (plural intentos)

1. intent, intention

   Synonym: intenção

Etymology 2

Verb

intento

1. first-person singular present indicative of intentar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈtento/ [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: in‧ten‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin intentus.

Noun

intento m (plural intentos)

1. attempt

   Synonym: ensayo

Derived terms

• de intento

Related terms

• intención
• intender
• intentar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

intento

1. first-person singular present indicative of intentar

Further reading

• “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