intended
[adjective]
Synonyms: engaged, affianced, betrothed, contracted, plighted, promised
[noun]
Synonyms: betrothed, affianced

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intended adjective

1. B2 [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. B2 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
   Extra Examples:

   • ● 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 ro provide the country with 30 billion cubic metres of gas.

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