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Intended

verb
/ɪnˈtɛndɪd/
Word Frequency: 42.5

Definitions

1.verb(usually followed by the particle "to") To hope; to wish (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
"He intends to go to university."
2.verbTo fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
3.verbTo stretch to extend; distend.
4.verbTo strain; make tense.
5.verbTo intensify; strengthen.
6.verbTo apply with energy.
7.verbTo bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
8.verbTo design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
9.verbTo pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
10.nounFiancé or fiancée.
11.adjectivePlanned.
"2002, United States General Accounting Office, Report to congressional committees: Foreign assistance read at http//www.gao.gov/new.items/d02787.pdf on 14 May 2006 - Funds were spent for intended purposes and not misused."
12.adjectiveMade tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.

Synonyms

designmeanplanpurposeforemindmintdeliberateintentionalwilfulwittingknowingsupposed

Antonyms

unintended

Rhymes With

extendedsplendidcontendedexpendedunintendedapprehendedamendedattended
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