intended

intended
in|tend|ed1 [ ın`tendəd ] adjective only before noun *
an intended TARGET, VICTIM, etc. is the one that an action is aimed at or trying to reach:
Officials tried to explain why the missile failed to hit its intended target.
intended
in|tend|ed 2 [ ın`tendəd ] noun
someone's intended INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED
the person someone plans to marry

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Intended — In*tend ed, n. One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an affianced lover. [1913 Webster] 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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