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Planned vs Intended - What's the difference?

planned | intended |

As verbs the difference between planned and intended

is that planned is past tense of plan while intended is past tense of intend.

As adjectives the difference between planned and intended

is that planned is existing or designed according to a plan while intended is planned.

As a noun intended is

fiancé or fiancée.

planned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (plan)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • existing or designed according to a plan

    • Antonyms

    * unplanned

    Derived terms

    * planned change * planned obsolescence * planned parenthood

    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 [fiancé, 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

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