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  1. he is meant/ supposed/ intended to... | WordReference Forums

    Jun 21, 2020 · Intended probably only works if it’s obvious who’s doing the intending. But it’s unreasonable, in my view, to expect us to comment on a whole list of possible combinations of …

  2. intended to go, intended to have gone, had intended to go

    Mar 17, 2018 · What are the difference between the following three sentences? 1) He intended to go to the Galapagos. 2) He intended to have gone to the Galapagos. 3) He had intended to go to the …

  3. Intended for using or Intended for use - WordReference Forums

    Dec 26, 2020 · No. That won't work. After "intended for" you need a noun, not a gerund. Here "use" is a noun. ...and intended for use in calculators. The writer could also have written: ...and intended to be …

  4. intended application - WordReference Forums

    May 11, 2009 · The exception referred to in Items(a) and (b) establishes that components in products that are submitted for certification shall be suitable for the intended application. Hi, everyone! How to …

  5. just as nature intended - WordReference Forums

    Feb 23, 2020 · I find just as nature intended an odd phrase to use. What has a computer program (app) got to do with nature? (cross-posted) Perhaps it means which is only natural.

  6. We were not intended / we didn't intend... - WordReference Forums

    Nov 17, 2016 · The first one is passive, you were not intended to do something by someone (or some authority) that is not named. It implies that what you did was forbidden in some way. Does that make …

  7. Party money - WordReference Forums

    Jun 27, 2017 · B: $1,500 cash?! Party! A: Please, Miss. The money is intended more as a textbook allowance , not party money. If you promise to behave, I’ll show you how to apply. <-----Excess quote …

  8. hot licks - WordReference Forums

    Nov 17, 2016 · nor is it intended to give the drummer some hot licks." Kelly B has already answered your question well but I must add that hot licks is certainly provocative phrasing by the author of the …

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  10. wood chipper - WordReference Forums

    Mar 29, 2012 · Help! After pruning the trees and bushes in my backyard I now have a big pile of cut branches, twigs and brush that I'd intended to burn. Open fires are now illegal through spring and …