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intended

in-TEN-did/ɪnˈtɛndɪd/

Noun pluralintendeds

4 meanings of intended

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of intend. Use this form for something you planned or wanted to do earlier.

    She intended to finish the report by Friday.

    We intended the surprise to cheer him up.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Planned or meant to happen in a certain way.

    Like aiming at a target before you throw the ball.

    We reached our intended stop after about two hours.

    The medicine had its intended effect within minutes.

    Similarplanned, desired, deliberate, intentional

    Oppositeunintended, accidental, unintentional

  3. 3
    nouncountable
    The person someone has promised to marry.

    She introduced her intended to the whole family at dinner.

    He saved for months to buy a ring for his intended.

    Similarbetrothed

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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    adjectiveobsolete
    Pulled tight and stretched out, or strong and forceful.
    The same advauncing high above his head, With sharpe intended sting so rude him smott
    1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie QueeneHere, intended means stretched out and forceful, ready to strike hard.
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intended is a form of intend

intend, verb: To plan or mean to do something. Full entry

Forms
intendintends he/she/itintending -ing formintended past tense, past participle
Spelling
intend → intended: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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