intended

  • 11intended — /ɪnˈtɛndəd / (say in tenduhd) adjective 1. purposed or designed: to produce the intended effect. 2. prospective: one s intended wife. –noun 3. an intended husband or wife: *George looked his intended up and down with an appraising stare. –judah… …

  • 12intended — I UK [ɪnˈtendɪd] / US [ɪnˈtendəd] 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. II UK… …

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  • 13intended — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. expected to be such in the future < an intended career > < his intended bride > 2. intentional • intendedly adverb II. noun …

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  • 14intended — intendedly, adv. intendedness, n. /in ten did/, adj. 1. purposed; designed; intentional: an intended snub. 2. prospective: one s intended wife. n. 3. Informal. the person one plans to marry; one s fiancé or fiancée. [1570 80; INTEND + ED2] * * * …

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  • 15intended — noun sb s intended old fashioned or humorous the person that you are going to marry: Meet my intended, Miss Robinson. intense /In tens/ adjective 1 having a very strong effect or felt very strongly: intense pain | The heat was intense. 2 there is …

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  • 16intended — un·intended; intended; …

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  • 17intended — in•tend•ed [[t]ɪnˈtɛn dɪd[/t]] adj. 1) purposed; intentional: an intended snub[/ex] 2) prospective: his intended wife[/ex] 3) Informal. the person one plans to marry; one s fiancé or fiancée • Etymology: 1570–80 in•tend′ed•ly, adv.&#8230; …

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  • 18intended — Fixed in the mind; designed; purposed. As used in a statute barring a right to recover the purchase price of preparations intended or designed for illegal use, the words are held to include a design and intention on the part of the vendor that&#8230; …

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  • 19intended — adj. Intended is used with these nouns: ↑audience, ↑bride, ↑destination, ↑meaning, ↑outcome, ↑purpose, ↑recipient, ↑target, ↑use, ↑victim …

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  • 20intended — adjective planned or meant. noun (one s intended) informal one s fiancé(e). Derivatives intendedly adverb …

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