intended

[in-ten-did]

adjective

1. purposed; designed; intentional.

   an intended snub.

2. prospective.

   one's intended wife.

noun

1. Informal.,  the person one plans to marry; one's fiancé or fiancée.

intended

/ ɪnˈtɛndɪd /

adjective

1. planned or future

noun

1. informal,  a person whom one is to marry; fiancé or fiancée

Other Word Forms

• intendedly adverb
• intendedness noun
• quasi-intended adjective
• unintended adjective
• unintendedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of intended¹

First recorded in 1570–80; intend + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Her sister also signed a contract extension last January, one that was intended to keep her with the team through 2028.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike daily comic strips, political cartoons were intended to stay with the reader long after they’d turned the page, becoming a source of conversation and introspection that could take place throughout the day.

From Salon

Even among those who voted to pause weapons shipments, the accompanying statements suggest that their votes are intended as symbolic opposition to the current humanitarian situation and not necessarily to Israel’s larger bombardment of Gaza.

From Salon

The tone is intended to be similar without having the characters be similar.

From Los Angeles Times

Now cleared for romance, the author has a sober dating plan intended to create boundaries and avoid jumping into another relationship too quickly.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• calculated 
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• proposed