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bent on

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bent on something
determined to do something. He was bent on quitting that job even though he was making a lot of money.
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Jones entered with his singular load; and then, as if accustomed to his “general agency,” were again bent on the priest, in close and curious attention.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
The spectacle was often repeated with great applause, till on one occasion a courtier, bent on mischief, took from his pocket a handful of nuts and threw them upon the stage.
Fables by Aesop View in context
Next morning I was afoot early, bent on my quest in right good earnest; for I had a remorseful feeling that I had not been sufficiently diligent the day before, had spent too much time in dreaming and moralising, in which opinion I am afraid the reader will agree.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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