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Definition of intended adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

intended

adjective
 
 
/ɪnˈtendɪd/
 
/ɪnˈtendɪd/
Word Family
  • intend verb
  • intended adjective (≠ unintended)
  • intention noun
  • intentional adjective (≠ unintentional)
  • intentionally adverb (≠ unintentionally)
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  1.  
     [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.
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  2.  
     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.
    see also unintended
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    • 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 to provide the country with 30 billion cubic metres of gas.
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