Difference between Captive and Intent

What is the difference between Captive and Intent?

Captive as a noun is a person who has been captured or is otherwise confined while Intent as a noun is the purpose of something that is intended.

Captive

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a person who has been captured or is otherwise confined a person held prisoner

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: held prisoner; not free; confined

Example sentence: Anarchism is the great liberator of man from the phantoms that have held him captive; it is the arbiter and pacifier of the two forces for individual and social harmony.

Intent

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The purpose of something that is intended.The state of someone's mind at the time of committing an offence.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.Engrossed.Unwavering from a course of action.

Example sentence: If your only intent is to be seen, you'll never be seen. If your intent is to be happy, comfortable, genuine, and true in craft, you're destined to be noticed.

We hope you now know whether to use Captive or Intent in your sentence.

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