intended
adjective /ɪnˈtendɪd/
/ɪnˈtendɪd/
Word Family
- intend verb
- intended adjective (≠ unintended)
- intention noun
- intentional adjective (≠ unintentional)
- intentionally adverb (≠ unintentionally)
- [only before noun] that you are trying to achieve or reach
- the intended purpose
- the intended audience
- The bullet missed its intended target.
- The intended victims were selected because they seemed vulnerable.
- We got lost and ended up miles away from our intended destination.
- planned or designed for somebody/something
- intended for somebody/something The book is intended for children.
- The rooms were intended for use as laboratories.
- intended as something The notes are intended as an introduction to the course.
- intended to be/do something This list is not intended to be a complete catalogue.
Extra Examples- The bomb was probably intended for a well-known human rights campaigner.
- It was thought that the bomb might have been intended for a visiting MP.
- The planned pipeline is intended ro provide the country with 30 billion cubic metres of gas.