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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Intend \In*tend"\ ([i^]n*t[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Intended; p. pr. & vb. n. Intending.] [OE. entenden to be
     attentive, F. entendre, fr. L. intendre, intentum, and
     intensum, to intend, attend, stretch out, extend; pref. in-
     in + tendere to stretch, stretch out. See Tend.]
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     1. To stretch; to extend; to distend. [Obs.]
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              By this the lungs are intended or remitted. --Sir M.
                                                    Hale.
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     2. To strain; to make tense. [Obs.]
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              When a bow is successively intended and remedied.
                                                    --Cudworth.
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     3. To intensify; to strengthen. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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              Magnetism may be intended and remitted. --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
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     4. To apply with energy.
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              Let him intend his mind, without respite, without
              rest, in one direction.               --Emerson.
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     5. To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
        [Archaic] --Shak.
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     6. To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to
        superintend; to regard. [Obs.]
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              Having no children, she did, with singular care and
              tenderness, intend the education of Philip. --Bacon.
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              My soul, not being able to intend two things at
              once, abated of its fervency in praying. --Fuller.
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     7. To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be
        intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; --
        often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent
        clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that
        she shall remain.
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              They intended evil against thee.      --Ps. xxi. 11.
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              To-morrow he intends
              To hunt the boar with certain of his friends.
                                                    --Shak.
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     8. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to
        mold. [Obs.]
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              Modesty was made
              When she was first intended.          --Beau. & Fl.
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     9. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate. [Obs.]
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              Intend a kind of zeal both to the prince and
              Claudio.                              --Shak.
  
     Syn: To purpose; mean; design; plan; conceive; contemplate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Intended \In*tend"ed\, a.
     1. Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
        [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     2. Purposed; designed; as, intended harm or help.
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              They drew a curse from an intended good. --Cowper.
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     3. Betrothed; affianced; as, an intended husband.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Intended \In*tend"ed\, n.
     One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an
     affianced lover.
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           If it were not that I might appear to disparage his
           intended, . . . I would add that to me she seems to be
           throwing herself away.                   --Dickens.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Intend \In*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intended; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Intending.] [OE. entenden to be attentive, F. entendre,
     fr. L. intendre, intentum, and intensum, to intend, attend,
     stretch out, extend; pref. in- in + tendere to stretch,
     stretch out. See Tend.]
     1. To stretch' to extend; to distend. [Obs.]
  
              By this the lungs are intended or remitted. --Sir M.
                                                    Hale.
  
     2. To strain; to make tense. [Obs.]
  
              When a bow is successively intended and remedied.
                                                    --Cudworth.
  
     3. To intensify; to strengthen. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
  
              Magnetism may be intended and remitted. --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
  
     4. To apply with energy.
  
              Let him intend his mind, without respite, without
              rest, in one direction.               --Emerson.
  
     5. To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
        [Archaic] --Shak.
  
     6. To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to
        superintend; to regard. [Obs.]
  
              Having no children, she did, with singular care and
              tenderness, intend the education of Philip. --Bacon.
  
              My soul, not being able to intend two things at
              once, abated of its fervency in praying. --Fuller.
  
     7. To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be
        intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; --
        often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent
        clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that
        she shall remain.
  
              They intended evil against thee.      --Ps. xxi. 11.
  
              To-morrow he intends To hunt the boar with certain
              of his friends.                       --Shak.
  
     8. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to
        mold. [Obs.]
  
              Modesty was made When she was first intended.
                                                    --Beau. & Fl.
  
     9. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate. [Obs.]
  
              Intend a kind of zeal both to the prince and
              Claudio.                              --Shak.
  
     Syn: To purpose; mean; design; plan; conceive; contemplate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Intended \In*tend"ed\, a.
     1. Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
        [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
     2. Purposed; designed; as, intended harm or help.
  
              They drew a curse from an intended good. --Cowper.
  
     3. Betrothed; affianced; as, an intended husband.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Intended \In*tend"ed\, n.
     One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an
     affianced lover.
  
           If it were not that I might appear to disparage his
           intended, . . . I would add that to me she seems to be
           throwing herself away.                   --Dickens.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  intended
       adj 1: intentional or planned; "your intended trip abroud"; "an
              intended insult" [ant: unintended]
       2: future; betrothed; "his intended bride"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intended
     Αγγλικά a.
     επιδιωκόμενος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intended
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: intender<ie>)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  intended
     a.
     1 planned.
     2 (lb en obsolete) Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible;
  violent.
     n.
     fiancé or fiancée.
     vb.
     (infl of en intend  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  intended
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: intender<ie>)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  intended
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: intender<ie>)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intended
     Englanti a.
     tahallinen, harkittu, tarkoittaa
     Englanti n.
     kihlattu
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm i ntend ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  intended
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en intend ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb intend)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/
  مقصود

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  intended //ɪnˈtɛndɪd// 
  очакван, планиран
  planned

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/ 
  zamýšlený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/ 
  záměrný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/ 
  určený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/ 
  úmyslný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/
  Auserkorene , Auserkorener
   see: intendeds
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/
  beabsichtigt, vorgehabt, intendiert
        "I/he/she intended"  - ich/er/sie beabsichtigte, ich/er/sie hatte vor
        "he/she has/had intended"  - er/sie hat/hatte beabsichtigt, er/sie hat/hatte vorgehabt
        "it is/was intended"  - es ist/war beabsichtigt
        "as was intended"  - wie beabsichtigt
        "Is this/that intended?"  - Ist das beabsichtigt?, Ist das so gewollt?
        "Is it intended that way?"  - Ist das beabsichtigt?, Ist das so gewollt?
   see: intend, intending, as intended
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/
  beabsichtigt, vorgesehen, angepeilt 
        "the intended destination"  - das vorgesehene Reiseziel
        "the intended career"  - die angepeilte Karriere
        "the intended audience"  - das Zielpublikum

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/
  bestimmt, vorgesehen
        "It is working as it was intended to."  - Es funktioniert wie vorgesehen.
   see: intend, intending
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  intended //ɪnˈtɛndɪd// 
  aiottu, tarkoitettu
  planned

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/ 
  1. उद्धिष्ट
        "The professor completed the book intended for class 8th."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  intended /ɪntˈɛndɪd/
  namijenjen, namijenjena, namjeravan, naznačenog

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  intended //ɪnˈtɛndɪd// 
  tilltänkt, ämnad
  planned

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd/, /ɪnˈtɛndɪd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "intended":
     advised, affianced, aimed, aimed at, assured, betrothed, bound,
     bride-to-be, calculated, committed, compromised, conscious,
     considered, contemplated, contracted, deliberate, deliberated,
     designed, engaged, envisaged, envisioned, fiance, fiancee, future,
     guaranteed, implied, intentional, knowing, meant, meditated,
     obligated, of design, planned, pledged, plighted, projected,
     promised, proposed, purposed, purposeful, purposive, studied,
     sworn, teleological, underwritten, voluntary, warranted, willful,
     witting
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 有意的,故意的,已订婚的;
  n. 已订婚者;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 有意的,故意的,已订婚的
     n. 已订婚者

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