intended

«intended» in Mova's school dictionary: planned or meant: «I intended to call you» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb, past form of intend (intend, intends, intended, intending); adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Intended means planned or meant: «I intended to call you». tree →

2) Meant for a particular person or use: «The film is intended for children». tree →

3) (old-fashioned) Someone's intended is the person they plan to marry. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories and everyday talk about plans, and on labels («intended for ages 6+»). Phrases: «intended for», «as intended», «intended to».

examples

• I intended to finish my homework, but I fell asleep. tree →
• This toy is intended for children over three. tree →
• The joke was not intended to hurt anyone. tree →
• The plan worked as intended. tree →
• The letter was intended for my sister. tree →
• The bridge was intended to last a long time. tree →
• I intended to get a more perfect specimen. tree →

note

Pattern: intend to + verb. Noun: intention. Labels like «not intended for children under 3» are safety warnings about small parts.

In the corpora

• Joseph forgave them: "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good" (Genesis 50:20).
• For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «intended» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.