in·tend·ed
in-ˈten-dəd 
1
: expected to be such in the future
an intended career
his intended bride
2
intendedly
adverb
: the person to whom another is engaged
Examples of intended in a Sentence
Adjective
The book failed to reach its intended audience.
you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig
Noun
after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
An average dE of below 2 indicates color accurate enough that a casual observer may be unable to distinguish any variation between the color on screen and the intended (source) color.
—PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025
Quinn’s petition, to put an advisory referendum on voters’ ballots, seems well intended.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The ability to understand the intended meaning behind words and derive alternative or multiple meanings from a phrase are language skills that strengthen in children between the ages of five to seven, Bridgers adds.
—Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
For now, the most exclusive address in American diplomacy stands empty, its intended resident sidelined by the tough math of congressional politics.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
An average dE of below 2 indicates color accurate enough that a casual observer may be unable to distinguish any variation between the color on screen and the intended (source) color.
—PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025
Quinn’s petition, to put an advisory referendum on voters’ ballots, seems well intended.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The ability to understand the intended meaning behind words and derive alternative or multiple meanings from a phrase are language skills that strengthen in children between the ages of five to seven, Bridgers adds.
—Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intended
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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intended. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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