intended

[in-ten-did] /ɪnˈtɛn dɪd/
adjective
1.
purposed; designed; intentional:
an intended snub.
2.
prospective:
one's intended wife.
noun
3.
Informal. the person one plans to marry; one's fiancé or fiancée.
Origin
1570-80; intend + -ed2
Related forms
intendedly, adverb
intendedness, noun
quasi-intended, adjective
unintended, adjective
unintendedly, adverb

intend

[in-tend] /ɪnˈtɛnd/
verb (used with object)
1.
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
We intend to leave in a month.
2.
to design or mean for a particular purpose, use, recipient, etc.:
a fund intended for emergency use only.
3.
to design to express or indicate, as by one's words; refer to.
4.
(of words, terms, statements, etc.) to mean or signify.
5.
Archaic. to direct (the eyes, mind, etc.).
verb (used without object)
6.
to have a purpose or design.
7.
Obsolete. to set out on one's course.
Origin
1250-1300; < Latin intendere to stretch towards, aim at (see in-2, tend1); replacing Middle English entenden < Old French entendre < Latin, as above
Related forms
intender, noun
misintend, verb
preintend, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
1. contemplate, expect, aim, purpose. Intend, mean, design, propose imply knowing what one wishes to do and setting this as a goal. To intend is to have in mind something to be done or brought about: No offense was intended. Mean is a less formal word than intend but otherwise a close synonym: He means to go away. Design implies planning to effect a particular result: to design a plan for Christmas decorations. Propose suggests setting up a program for oneself or offering it to others for consideration: We propose to beautify our city.
Examples from the web for intended
  • intended to carry the reader somewhat further onward in the spiritual life.
  • Ask students to give examples of how humans modify the environment in intended and unintended ways.
  • Postings intended for one group aren't shown to another.
  • Therefore, graphic warning labels on cigarettes might not have the intended effect on everyone who sees them.
  • The saturated reds, oranges, and yellows in their home are intended to welcome.
  • Go ahead, give the video below a spin-pun fully intended.
  • The biggest bone of contention: finding a way to let voters check that their votes have been cast the way they intended.
  • It seems this article was only intended to give the guy some badly needed press.
  • When automakers develop new vehicles, they need to know which combination of components is optimal for the vehicle's intended use.
  • These are all pieces of camping equipment and are intended for use outdoors.
British Dictionary definitions for intended

intended

/ɪnˈtɛndɪd/
adjective
1.
planned or future
noun
2.
(informal) a person whom one is to marry; fiancé or fiancée

intend

/ɪnˈtɛnd/
verb
1.
(may take a clause as object) to propose or plan (something or to do something); have in mind; mean
2.
(transitive) often foll by for. to design or destine (for a certain purpose, person, etc): that shot was intended for the President
3.
(transitive) to mean to express or indicate: what do his words intend?
4.
(intransitive) to have a purpose as specified; mean: he intends well
5.
(transitive) (archaic) to direct or turn (the attention, eyes, etc)
Derived Forms
intender, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Latin intendere to stretch forth, give one's attention to, from tendere to stretch
Word Origin and History for intended

intend

v.

c.1300, "direct one's attention to," from Old French entendre, intendre "to direct one's attention" (in Modern French principally "to hear"), from Latin intendere "turn one's attention, strain," literally "stretch out, extend," from in- "toward" (see in- (2)) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "have as a plan" (late 14c.) was present in Latin. A Germanic word for this was ettle, from Old Norse ætla "to think, conjecture, propose," from Proto-Germanic *ahta "consideration, attention" (cf. Old English eaht, German acht). Intended (n.) "one's intended husband or wife" is from 1767.