This application relates to systems and methods for providing search results based on a primary intent. In some examples, a disclosed system includes a memory resource storing instructions; and one or more processors coupled to the memory resource. The one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to: receive, from a user, a search query including a plurality of words, identify a plurality of intention terms from the words of the search query, compute, for each of the plurality of intention terms, a compatibility score between the intention term and a query context associated with the intention term, determine, from the plurality of intention terms, a primary intention term having a maximum compatibility score among the plurality of intention terms, and generate, based on the primary intention term, a set of intent-based search results in response to the search query, the set of intent-based search results identifying a set of items associated with the primary intention term.