What is the meaning of intended?

Have in mind as a purpose.
- usage: "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
- synonyms: intend, mean, think
Design or destine.
- usage: "She was intended to become the director"
- synonyms: intend, destine, designate, specify
Mean or intend to express or convey.
- usage: "You never understand what I mean"; "what do his words intend"
- synonyms: mean, intend
Denote or connote.
- usage: "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
- synonyms: mean, intend, signify, stand for

Resulting from one's intentions.
- usage: "your intended trip abroad"; "an intended insult"
Future; betrothed.
- usage: "his intended bride"

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