intently English

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What does intently mean?

Definitions in simple English

intently Adverb

— If you do something intently, you are very focused on doing it. He listened intently to his grandfather's stories. The students, intently studying, did not see the teacher enter the room.

intently

— adverb with strained or eager attention listened intently stood watching intently

Synonyms intently synonyms

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intently English » English

fixedly

attentively

determinedly

keenly

earnestly

eagerly

deeply

resolutely

hard

firmly

carefully

wholeheartedly

vigilantly

single-mindedly

sharply

persistently

observantly

heedfully

with undivided attention

with intense concentration

with heart and soul

with bated breath

watchfully

warily

thoroughly

sullenly

studiously

steadfastly

silently

severely

really

quietly

purposefully

nothing but

mindfully

methodically

gloomily

devotedly

consciously

concentrated

completely

clearly

busily

anxiously

acutely

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How do I use intently in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Everybody was listening intently.

Everybody was listening intently to Tom's speech.

Everybody was listening intently to Tom.

They watched intently.

Everyone but Tom listened intently.

Sherlock Holmes approached the body, and kneeling down, examined it intently.

Then he looked at her intently, and suddenly gave her a hug and kissed her on the lips.

They listened intently.

Tom was listening intently.

Tom listened intently.

Tom stared at Mary intently.

Tom looked at Mary intently.

Tom listened intently to their conversation.

Mary listened intently to their conversation.

Movie subtitles

We maintained our blockade at the harbor and no cat ever watched a mouse hole more intently.

Why are you watching me so intently?

We track by ear an enemy who is also intently listening for us.

At the slightest sound at the door, I press my ear to the wood, listening so intently I can hear my own breathing. Quick, hoarse breathing.

You had everyone listening intently, even to a piece like that.

Yes, they. They spoke intently for a while, but I couldn't hear what they were saying.

In others, I have watched it intently.

What are you staring at so intently?

Vedek Nane taught me to focus intently on the image that I want to evoke, to allow it to fully form in my mind before I even pick up the brush.

Isabelle sits on my right, listening intently.

Why is he watching us so intently?

I was listening intently.

I listened intently, hoping to hear a whistle or an answer, a cry back, something, and I didn't hear anything at all.

You focus so intently on one thing that you forget everything else around you and right now your tunnel leads to Colin and only to Colin.

Whatever he suffers, I suffer a thousand times more intently.

They spoke intently for a while, but I couldn't hear what they were saying.

How intently she stares at me!

You all wanna be looking very intently at your own belly buttons.

I'm listening intently.

But I was very, very impressed by how intently you tried to warn me.

Intently.

The pie-maker listened intently to the news, unaware that he stopped breathing.

He watches me intently. Breathing deep sighs. As if he's my bodyguard.

On the other hand he will look at me with a kind of thick, myopic expression. And although he is apparently listening intently.. And his eyes are wide open.

You listened intently.

What was Mrs Tombsthay watching so intently in Mr Tombsthay's living room?

I can watch her intently but I can't see her present state.

What're you looking at so intently?

And if heaven has a door I'm sure he's pressing his ear up against it and listening intently.

News and current affairs

For two years, I, like many Americans, have been focused intently on documenting, exposing, and alerting the nation to the Bush administration's criminality and its assault on the Constitution and the rule of law - a story often marginalized at home.

With the world focused so intently on advancing disarmament goals, the CD should seize the moment.

With the TPP close to being finalized, South Korea and China are watching intently, and other countries may want to join.