Looking for the meaning of the word MEANT in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of MEANT with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Mean
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English mænan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch meenen and German meinen, from an Indo-European root shared by mind
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
miːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify
Short Definition:intend to refer to particular thing
Examples:- I don't know what you mean
- he was asked to clarify what his remarks meant
- I meant you, not Jones
Definition:
intend (something) to occur or be the case
Short Definition:intend something to occur
Examples:- they mean no harm
- it was meant to be a secret
Definition:
have as a consequence or result
Short Definition:have something as result
Examples:- the proposals are likely to mean another hundred closures
- heavy rain meant that the pitch was waterlogged
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