Words / B1

in-TEND-id/ɪnˈtendɪd/

Intended means planned or meant: the intended audience; intended meaning. Intend is the verb (already in the dictionary). Planned is a close twin; accidental is an opposite flavour. Handbooks: intended audience is first-year nurses.

Meaning

Planned or meant (the intended meaning / audience).

Examples

• “The intended audience is first-year nurses, not consultants.”
• “The intended meaning of the graph was the trend, not one outlier.”

Good to know

intended audience / meaning / effect. Verb: intend. Close: planned. Opposite flavour: accidental. Course design / exam graphs.

Near in meaning

planned

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