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Intended vs Focused - What's the difference?

intended | focused |

As adjectives the difference between intended and focused

is that intended is planned while focused is centered or concentrated.

As verbs the difference between intended and focused

is that intended is (intend) while focused is (focus).

As a noun intended

is .

intended

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Planned.
  • * 2002', United States General Accounting Office, ''Report to congressional committees: Foreign assistance'' read at on 14 May 2006 - Funds were spent for ' intended purposes and not misused.
  • (obsolete) Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.
    • (Spenser)

    Antonyms

    * unintended

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • .
  • *1899 ,
  • *:His mother had died lately, watched over, as I was told, by his Intended .
  • * 2005', Mori, on ''In Passing'' messageboard read at [ on 16 May 2006, ''Pffft'' - We both hated using that word [fiancĂ©, and were constantly trying to use alternatives such as "betrothed" and "' intended "

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (intend)
  • * 1917', Joseph Conrad, ''Victory'' read at on 14 May 2006 - His purpose was to discover how long these guests ' intended to stay.

    • Anagrams

    *

    focused

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (UK ) focussed

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • centered or concentrated.

    • Antonyms

    * unfocused

    Verb

    (head)
  • (focus)

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