intend for

intend (something) for (someone or something)

To aim or plan for someone or something to receive something in particular. I intended this birthday card for you—until the dog chewed on it, that is.
See also: intend
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

intend something for someone or something

to mean for someone or something to get something. I intended this one for you. I'm sorry I failed to give it to you in time. Aunt Em intended this cake for the county fair, but you can have it instead.
See also: intend
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • (have) got something going (with someone)
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • accompanied by
  • accompanied by (someone or something)
  • accompany
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
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6015 of any reference to deceased spouses and an executor's right to make an election on behalf of a deceased spouse, suggests that Congress did not intend for an executor to be able to make an election under Sec.
The court found that HCA did not intend for the carpeting to be permanent and that much of the carpeting had already been removed.