Word
intently
Phoneticsin·tent·ly
US/ˌɪnˈtɛntɫi/
UK/ɪntˈɛntli/
Definition
adv. to watch or listen very carefully and with great interest. You use this when you want to show that you are paying full attention to something.
adv. in a manner that shows great concentration or interest. Often used to describe the act of watching or listening with focused attention.
Examples
“She watched the birds intently from her window.”
“The students listened intently as the professor explained the complex theory for the first time.”
“He stood by the window, watching the storm intently, as if hoping to decipher the patterns of the wind before the clouds broke.”
Examples
simple
“She watched the birds intently from her window.”
contextual
“The students listened intently as the professor explained the complex theory for the first time.”
complex
“He stood by the window, watching the storm intently, as if hoping to decipher the patterns of the wind before the clouds broke.”
Real-World Examples
“One of the first bands I listened to was Queen because the house was filled with them.”
Austin listens intently.” “Jurors looked intently at the photos of Shakur’s body, which was bloated and had multiple chest wounds.” Etymology
From intent + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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