brilliant extremely intelligent: a brilliant young scientist/musician ♦ He has one of the most brilliant minds in the country.
bright (used especially about young people) intelligent; quick to learn: She's probably the brightest student in the class. ♦ a bright boy/girl/kid
in .tend © / in tend / verb ( in tends , in . tend ing , in . tend . ed )
to plan to do something
When do you intend to go to Portland?
The noun is intention .
be intended for someone or something
to be planned or made for a particular person or reason This dictionary is intended for learners of English.
in • tenseAWL| / in ' tens / adjective
very great or strong intense pain
The heat from the fire was intense.
in • tense • lyAWL / in ' tensli / adverb I found the movie intensely boring.
in • ten • siveAWL / in ' tensiv / adjective involving a lot of work in a short time an intensive English course
in • ten • sive • ly AWL| / in ' tensivli / adverb
in .ten .tion © / in ' ten/n /
[ count, noncount ]
what you plan to do
Our intention was to leave early in the morning. They have no intention of getting married. The verb is intend . Thesaurus
purpose the reason for doing something; what something is used for or is supposed to achieve: What is the purpose of your visit? ♦ The building is used for religious purposes .
aim what someone is trying to achieve: Our main aim is to increase sales. ♦ He was willing to do almost anything to achieve his aim of winning first prize. plan what you have decided or arranged to do: Do you have any plans for the weekend? ♦ There are no plans to build new offices.
intention what you want or intend to do: Our intention was to leave early in the morning. ♦ I have no intention of going to the wedding. goal (often used about your life or career plans) something that you hope to achieve: What are your long-term goals? ♦ I've finally achieved my goal of getting a college degree.
in • ten • tion • al / in ' ten^nl / adjective
done on purpose, not by mistake
I'm sorry I upset you — it wasn't intentional!
—SYNONYM deliberate
in • ten • tion • al • ly / in ' tenjbmli / adverb They broke the window intentionally. —SYNONYM deliberately
Prefix
inter-
between; from one to another inter active inter nationally inter mission
in • ter • act AWL / ^эг ' ®kt / verb (in ter.acts,in . ter.act. ing , in . ter act.ed )
to communicate or mix with someone
She is studying the way children interact with each other.
in • ter • ac • tion AWL / ^эг ' rekjn / noun
[ count, noncount ]
social interaction
in • ter • ac • tive |awl| / ^эг ' ®ktiv /
adjective
( computers ) involving direct communication both ways, between a computer or other form of technology and the person using it
interactive software for schools
in .ter .est iO /mtrost/ noun
[ noncount , singular ] wanting to know or learn about someone or something
He read the story with interest . He shows no interest in politics.
[ count ] something that you like doing or learning about His interests are computers and rock music.
