Meant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ment|  American pronunciation of the word meant
Brit.  |ment|  British pronunciation of the word meant
- this word is a past tense form of the verbto mean
- this word is a past participle form of the verbto mean

verb

- Simple past tense and past participle of mean.

Extra examples

The word meant one thing in Shakespeare's day, but it means something else now.

What was meant by the poet?

Don't distort what she meant by taking her words out of context.

I was meant to teach.

Is this valuable painting meant for me?

Home meant my father, with kind eyes, songs, and tense recitations for my brother and myself.

I never meant to hurt you.

The cold weather meant a slower growing rate for many crops.

...the appearance of a ransom note meant that the teenager's disappearance was now a matter for the police...

These laws are meant to produce cleaner air.

I felt in my heart that our relationship was never meant to be.

The program is meant to encourage savings.

She did mental exercises meant to improve her recall.

She can only guess what he meant.

She meant it as a joke, but many people took her seriously.

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