NYT Dictionary

INTENTIONED

/ˈɪntɛnʃənd/
AdjectiveVerbin-TEN-tionedin-ten-tioned · 3 syllablesGrade 7

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2025

Meaning

Having a certain intention

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intentiōbor. Old French entencionder. Middle French ententionbor. Middle English entencioun English intention English -ed English intentioned From intention + -ed.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

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