Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Deliberate; intentional.
- adjective Prospective; future.
- noun A person whom one intends to marry; a fiancé or fiancée.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Purposed; to be, or to be done, according to an agreement or design: as, an intended entertainment; her intended husband.
- noun An intended husband or wife: with a possessive pronoun preceding.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
- adjective Purposed; designed.
- adjective Betrothed; affianced.
- noun One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an affianced lover.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Planned . - noun
Fiancé orfiancée . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
intend .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resulting from one's intentions
- adjective future; betrothed
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Examples
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Indeed, candidates who choose to take the government subsidies are deemed "clean candidates," a term intended to bias the electorate in their favor, and the government in effect instructs voters that "clean candidates" are less likely to engage in corruption once in office—a most dubious proposition.
Government Shouldn't Play Election Favorites Bradley Smith 2011
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No kids either—the phrase intended to cast a fresh and jazzy light on our post-kids world.
Beamers WAYNE CRESSER 2011
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In fact, the true solution that Einstein intended is that in no part of the question was there even a mention of a fish.
Einstein's Riddle 2007
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Bush issued a rule at the end of his term intended to serve as a poison pill against using endangered species protections to regulate climate change; Obama has hinted he would repeal that "midnight rule," but he has yet to do so, despite congressional authority to revoke the Bush rules with the stroke of a pen.
Edward Humes: Climate Change Decision in 11 Days: Ostrich or Hawk 2009
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The chair of the fund was given to Tommy Thompson, the American secretary of health and human services, while Kofi Annan was designated “honorary president,” a title intended by the United States to advertise his lack of authority over the effort.
The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008
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The title intended by Sheridan for this paper was "Hernan's Miscellany," to which his friend Halhed objected, and suggested, "The Reformer," as a newer and more significant name.
Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01 Thomas Moore 1815
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For liberals, pro-lifers are “single-issue Catholics” or “single-issue voters”, a label intended to accuse us of ignoring all the other life issues in the “seamless garment” that makes up their precious “consistent life ethic.”
"Consistent Life Ethics" Catholics Suzanne 2009
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"Lacanian feminism" — a term intended very broadly — is influential in France, England, and (I understand) Italy.
Lacan: An Exchange Fleischmann, Fritz 1979
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