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intended

Syllabification: (in·tend·ed)
Pronunciation: /inˈtendid/
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Definition of intended

adjective

[attributive]
  • planned or meant:the intended victim escaped

noun

(one's intended) informal
  • the person one intends to marry; one’s fiancé or fiancée.

Derivatives

intendedly

adverb

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