intended

  • 1intended — in·tend·ed adj: specifically planned or contemplated an intended injury intended uses the intended beneficiary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2Intended — In*tend ed, a. 1. Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Purposed; designed; as, intended harm or help. [1913 Webster] They drew a curse from an intended good. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

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  • 3Intended — In*tend ed, n. One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an affianced lover. [1913 Webster] If it were not that I might appear to disparage his intended, . . . I would add that to me she seems to be throwing herself away. Dickens …

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  • 4intended — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ planned or meant. ► NOUN (one s intended) informal ▪ one s fiancé(e) …

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  • 5intended — [in ten′did] adj. 1. meant; planned 2. prospective; future [one s intended wife] n. Informal the person whom one has agreed to marry; fiancé(e) …

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  • 6intended — [adj] engaged; destined accidentally on purpose*, advised, affianced, aforethought, asked for, betrothed, calculated, contemplated, contracted, designed, expected, future, intentional, meant, pinned, planned, plighted, prearranged, predestined,… …

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  • 7Intended — Intend In*tend ([i^]n*t[e^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intending}.] [OE. entenden to be attentive, F. entendre, fr. L. intendre, intentum, and intensum, to intend, attend, stretch out, extend; pref. in in + tendere to… …

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  • 8intended — adj. (cannot stand alone) intended for (this dictionary is intended for serious students) * * * [ɪn tendɪd] (cannot stand alone) intended for (this dictionary is intended for serious students) …

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  • 9intended — in|tend|ed1 [ ın tendəd ] adjective only before noun * an intended TARGET, VICTIM, etc. is the one that an action is aimed at or trying to reach: Officials tried to explain why the missile failed to hit its intended target. intended in|tend|ed 2… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10intended — [[t]ɪnte̱ndɪd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n You use intended to describe the thing you are trying to achieve or person you are trying to affect. The intended target had been a military building... Keith hoped the obvious sarcasm would have its intended effect …

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