in·tend·ed
in-ˈten-dəd 
1
: expected to be such in the future
an intended career
his intended bride
2
intendedly
adverb
: the person to whom another is engaged
Examples of intended in a Sentence
Adjective
The book failed to reach its intended audience.
you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig
Noun
after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
Recorded video is serviceable for the intended purpose but isn’t going to replace your GoPro or Insta360 footage quite yet.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The intended format of the talks matched up with Lukashenko's vision.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
After a nine minute climb into space, the 28 Starlink broadband internet satellites (group 10-29) were on track to be deployed into their intended orbit.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 July 2025
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Adjective
The nozzle at the bottom of one of the solid rocket boosters fell off the launcher moments after liftoff, but the motor continued firing, and Vulcan still made it to its intended orbit.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
Recorded video is serviceable for the intended purpose but isn’t going to replace your GoPro or Insta360 footage quite yet.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The intended format of the talks matched up with Lukashenko's vision.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
After a nine minute climb into space, the 28 Starlink broadband internet satellites (group 10-29) were on track to be deployed into their intended orbit.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for intended
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“Intended.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intended. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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