intended
1 of 2adjective
in·tend·ed in-ˈten-dəd 
1
: expected to be such in the future
an intended career
his intended bride
2
: intentional
intendedly adverb
intended
2 of 2noun
: the person to whom another is engaged
Synonyms
Adjective
- conscious
- deliberate
- intentional
- knowing
- purposeful
- purposive
- set
- voluntary
- willed
- willful
- wilful
- witting
Noun
- betrothed
- fiancé
- fiancée
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Example Sentences
Adjective The book failed to reach its intended audience. you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig Noun after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
Recent Examples on the Web
Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022 Depending on the intended activity, supplies can be ordered and arranged. Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 The first of an intended trilogy of Tales from the Crypt feature films, Demon Knight was directed by Ernest Dickerson and accounts for the first and most successful representation of a Black Final Girl in horror history. Lea Anderson, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 At zombie pool, the reservoir would have ceased to fulfill nearly all of its intended functions — water storage, hydropower generation and even, to a large extent, recreation — but the Glen Canyon Dam would continue to impede the Colorado River. Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Unlike previous Celestis space funerals, Nichols’ ashes are bound for interplanetary deep space, as the intended destination of the Enterprise mission is even beyond the James Webb telescope, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 The others were value, how well the vehicle performed its intended function, and technology. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022 Other times, the mimic octopus uses its shapeshifting abilities to approach prey, sometimes even appearing as a crab’s intended mate before chowing down. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022 An arc flash is a sudden burst of light and heat that happens when a powerful electrical current travels through a conductor, misses its intended destination and ends up on the ground. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 See More
Adjective
The mission, known as NS-23, was carrying 36 payloads and experiments from various research institutions on an intended suborbital flight to the edge of space and back. Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022 Depending on the intended activity, supplies can be ordered and arranged. Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 The first of an intended trilogy of Tales from the Crypt feature films, Demon Knight was directed by Ernest Dickerson and accounts for the first and most successful representation of a Black Final Girl in horror history. Lea Anderson, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 At zombie pool, the reservoir would have ceased to fulfill nearly all of its intended functions — water storage, hydropower generation and even, to a large extent, recreation — but the Glen Canyon Dam would continue to impede the Colorado River. Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Unlike previous Celestis space funerals, Nichols’ ashes are bound for interplanetary deep space, as the intended destination of the Enterprise mission is even beyond the James Webb telescope, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 The others were value, how well the vehicle performed its intended function, and technology. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022 Other times, the mimic octopus uses its shapeshifting abilities to approach prey, sometimes even appearing as a crab’s intended mate before chowing down. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022 An arc flash is a sudden burst of light and heat that happens when a powerful electrical current travels through a conductor, misses its intended destination and ends up on the ground. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1767, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing intended
Legal Definition
intended
adjective
in·tend·ed
: specifically planned or contemplated
an intended injury
intended uses
the intended beneficiary
intendeds
noun
as in lovers
the person to whom one is engaged to be married after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site Synonyms & Similar Words
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