What is search intent

Search intent is also called user intent or audience intent. The query which is searched by the searcher on the search engine is called search intent. Search Intent represents the searcher's search and tries to complete it.

In simple words, when a searcher types a query on the search engine, what is the intent of that query? It may be that he wants to know about a person, thing, a specific place, or else he wants to know about the pricing of an item, anything can be possiblity.