intently
adv.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.
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.
From intent + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated May 18, 2026