Intended For: Standard Pattern
Intended For: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Use “intended for” to identify the intended recipient, audience, place, purpose, or use of something.
Key details
Choose the right form
| Meaning / situation | Form / construction | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| recipient or audience | intended for + person/group | Use “intended for.” |
| purpose, place, or use | intended for + noun/-ing context | Use “intended for” to identify the designed purpose or use. |
Quick tests
Meaning / construction test
Are you identifying who should receive/use something or what purpose it was designed for?
If yes: Use “intended for” before the recipient, audience, purpose, place, or use.
If no: If you mean a planned action by a person, use the appropriate “intend to …” construction instead.
Caveat: “Intended for” describes destination, audience, or purpose; it does not replace every use of the verb “intend.”
Examples
This guide is intended for first-time editors.
“For” introduces the intended audience.
The lower shelf is intended for archive boxes.
“For” identifies the designed use.
The note was intended for Maya, not the whole team.
“For” identifies the intended recipient.
Further guidance
Construction
Use “intended for” to identify the intended recipient, audience, place, purpose, or use of something.
Style Boundary
English also uses “intend to,” “intend something as,” and other constructions. This page covers the directly documented “intended for” pattern.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Intend something for someone/something — Cambridge Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge Dictionary · Direct dictionary evidence for “intended for” recipient, group, place, or purpose