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intended

[ in-ten-did ]
/ ɪnˈtɛn dɪd /
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adjective
purposed; designed; intentional: an intended snub.
prospective: one's intended wife.
noun
Informal. the person one plans to marry; one's fiancé or fiancée.
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Origin of intended

First recorded in 1570–80; intend + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM intended

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Words related to intended

calculated, contracted, designed, expected, planned, predetermined, promised, proposed, advised, affianced, betrothed, contemplated, meant, pinned, plighted, prearranged, predestined, set, steady, accidentally on purpose

British Dictionary definitions for intended

intended
/ (ɪnˈtɛndɪd) /
adjective
planned or future
noun
informal a person whom one is to marry; fiancé or fiancée
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