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Synonyms for intently
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : in-tent |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɛnt |
Définition of intently
Origin :- "purpose," early 13c., from Old French entente, from Latin intentus "a stretching out," in Late Latin "intention, attention," noun use of past participle of intendere "stretch out, lean toward, strain," literally "to stretch out" (see intend).
- adv with concentration
- The woman looked at him intently for a moment, then spoke in a colorless voice.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- He looked at her intently as she approached and formed his own conclusions.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Watching her intently, Donald Whiting thought of all these things.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- He was older than Linda, and he was thinking swiftly, intently.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Vaudemont stood looking on intently, with his arms folded on his breast.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- I listened long and intently to speech I could not understand—or but in spots.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- Quivering with excitement he bent again over the book and studied it intently.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- He stood there, ear bent close to the panel, intently listening.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- She looked at me intently, shook her head and again fell into a reverie.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
- Fox was in the drawing-room, intently engaged over a Greek "Herodotus."
- Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
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