# intended

Pronunciation: say "in-TEN-did" /ɪnˈtɛndɪd/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of intend. — simple past and past participle of intend
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of intend. Use this form for something you planned or wanted to do earlier.
   - _The architect intended the courtyard as a quiet refuge from the street._
   - _The funds were intended for repairs to the old school building._

## Adjective

2. Meant or planned to be a particular way, reflecting what someone aimed for rather than what happened by chance.
   - Simple: Planned or meant to happen in a certain way.
   - _The intended audience for the book was teenagers, not young children._
   - _Her intended meaning was lost somewhere in the translation._

## Noun

3. The man or woman to whom one is engaged to be married; one's fiancé or fiancée.
   - Simple: The person someone has promised to marry.
   - _Her intended arrived late to the engagement dinner and apologized to her parents._
   - _He spoke fondly of his intended throughout the long journey home._

## Adjective

4. Stretched tight or drawn out to its full extent; or marked by force and violence. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Pulled tight and stretched out, or strong and forceful.

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