Thesaurus: intended

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1. imp. & p. p. of Intend
2. a. Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
3. a. Purposed; designed; as, intended harm or help.
4. a. Betrothed; affianced; as, an intended husband.
5. n. One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an affianced lover.
6. adj. resulting from one's intentions
7. adj. future; betrothed
8. 1. Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. Purposed; designed; as, intended harm or help. They drew a curse from an intended good. Cowper. 3. Betrothed; affianced; as, an intended husband. One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an affianced lover. If it were not that I might appear to disparage his intended, . . . I would add that to me she seems to be throwing herself away. Dickens.
9. One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; anaffianced lover.If it were not that I might appear to disparage his intended, . . . Iwould add that to me she seems to be throwing herself away. Dickens.
10. j:100 a. resulting from one's intentions s. future; betrothed