Proposed to be done or attained; intended; aimed at.
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释义 | the mind > will > intention > [adjective] > relating to intention or purpose > intended or purposed (15) purposed?a1425 Proposed to be done or attained; intended; aimed at. pretenced1543 Intended; designed, purposed. pretended1573 Intended, proposed. Obsolete. meditated1588 Thought out, planned, premeditated; produced or prepared by meditation. Also: contemplated, intended. meant1590 Intended, purposed; imbued with meaning. intended1592 Purposed to be done or accomplished; designed, meant; designed to be what is denoted by the noun (cf. intending, adj. b); done on purpose… contemplated1657 That is or has been contemplated (in various senses of contemplate, v.). intending1788 Qualifying the agent-noun corresponding to an infinitive after the verb intend; hence, by extension, with other nouns used proleptically: Purposing… would-be1813 With a following adjective, forming adjectives used attributively, as in would-be-clever, would-be-elegant, etc. Subcategories:— for some specific purpose (6) |
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