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.

Origin of intended

First recorded in 1570–80; intend + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM intended

in·tend·ed·ly, adverb in·tend·ed·ness, noun qua·si-in·tend·ed, adjective un·in·tend·ed, adjective

un·in·tend·ed·ly, adverb

Words nearby intended

intemperate, intend, intendance, intendancy, intendant, intended, intendency, intending, intendment, intenerate, intens

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How many of these problems,” I ask, “are unintended consequences of lobbying reform laws?

Up to a Point: In Defense of Lobbyists |P. J. O’Rourke |October 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But most likely they were unintended victims caught in the line of fire.

Anatomy of a Mexican Student Massacre |Jason McGahan |October 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Here, an excerpt from a new book that details her path to revenge and its unintended aftermath.

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No, no,” because “I think what ends up happening is you have unintended consequences.

Rand Paul’s Fans Hate His ISIS Plan |Olivia Nuzzi |September 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

According to the Center for Disease Control, nearly half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended.

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The unintended irony of the first words drew a bitter smile to his lips.

The Jester of St. Timothy's |Arthur Stanwood Pier
One of his best appreciated favors was unintended and indirect.

A Florida Sketch-Book |Bradford Torrey
Do not think of one falsity as harmless, and another as slight, and another as unintended.

Pearls of Thought |Maturin M. Ballou
Pragmatically speaking, this outlying chain of response is unintended and irrelevant.

The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays |Thorstein Veblen
Francke was naturally an impulsive man, and his ardent temperament led him sometimes into unintended vagaries.

History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology |John F. Hurst

British Dictionary definitions for unintended (1 of 2)

unintended

/ (ˌʌnɪnˈtɛndɪd) /

adjective

not intended; unplanned

British Dictionary definitions for unintended (2 of 2)

intended

/ (ɪnˈtɛndɪd) /

adjective

planned or future

noun

informal a person whom one is to marry; fiancé or fiancée

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