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My grandmother flew only once in her life, and that was the day she and her new husband ascended into the skies of Victorian London in the wicker basket of a hot-air balloon. They were soon to emigrate to Canada, and the aerial ride was meant to be a last view of their beloved England.
Alan Bradley

Meaning of "meant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEANT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meant is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb meant in English.

WHAT DOES MEANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Meaning

Meaning may refer to: ▪ Meaning, a 1975 book by Michael Polanyi and Harry Prosch ▪ Meaning, the worth of life in contemporary existentialism ▪ Meaning, meaning which is communicated through the use of language ▪ Meaning, a general term of art to capture senses of the word "meaning", independent from its linguistic uses ▪ Meaning, definition, elements, and types of meaning discussed in philosophy ▪ Meaning, epistemological position, in psychology as well as philosophy, linguistics, semiotics and sociology ▪ Meaning, the distribution of signs in sign relations ▪ The meaning of life, a notion concerning the nature of human existence ĊĊàčĜččĝĢÁááČ==Arts and entertainment== ▪ Meanings, an album by Gad Elbaz ▪ Meaning, a 2006 episode of the TV series House ▪ Meaning, the philosophical question of meaning in relation to music...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MEANT

PRESENT

Present
I mean
you mean
he/she/it means
we mean
you mean
they mean
Present continuous
I am meaning
you are meaning
he/she/it is meaning
we are meaning
you are meaning
they are meaning
Present perfect
I have meant
you have meant
he/she/it has meant
we have meant
you have meant
they have meant
Present perfect continuous
I have been meaning
you have been meaning
he/she/it has been meaning
we have been meaning
you have been meaning
they have been meaning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I meant
you meant
he/she/it meant
we meant
you meant
they meant
Past continuous
I was meaning
you were meaning
he/she/it was meaning
we were meaning
you were meaning
they were meaning
Past perfect
I had meant
you had meant
he/she/it had meant
we had meant
you had meant
they had meant
Past perfect continuous
I had been meaning
you had been meaning
he/she/it had been meaning
we had been meaning
you had been meaning
they had been meaning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will mean
you will mean
he/she/it will mean
we will mean
you will mean
they will mean
Future continuous
I will be meaning
you will be meaning
he/she/it will be meaning
we will be meaning
you will be meaning
they will be meaning
Future perfect
I will have meant
you will have meant
he/she/it will have meant
we will have meant
you will have meant
they will have meant
Future perfect continuous
I will have been meaning
you will have been meaning
he/she/it will have been meaning
we will have been meaning
you will have been meaning
they will have been meaning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would meant
you would meant
he/she/it would meant
we would meant
you would meant
they would meant
Conditional continuous
I would be meaning
you would be meaning
he/she/it would be meaning
we would be meaning
you would be meaning
they would be meaning
Conditional perfect
I would have meant
you would have meant
he/she/it would have meant
we would have meant
you would have meant
they would have meant
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been meaning
you would have been meaning
he/she/it would have been meaning
we would have been meaning
you would have been meaning
they would have been meaning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you mean
we let´s mean
you mean
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to mean
Past participle
meant
Present Participle
meaning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEANT


bent
bɛnt
Brent
brɛnt
cement
sɪˈmɛnt
cent
sɛnt
comment
ˈkɒmɛnt
consent
kənˈsɛnt
content
ˈkɒntɛnt
dent
dɛnt
event
ɪˈvɛnt
extent
ɪkˈstɛnt
intent
ɪnˈtɛnt
kent
kɛnt
prevent
prɪˈvɛnt
rent
rɛnt
represent
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt
sent
sɛnt
spent
spɛnt
tent
tɛnt
vent
vɛnt
went
wɛnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEANT

meanies
meaning
meaningful
meaningfully
meaningfulness
meaningless
meaninglessly
meaninglessness
meaningly
meanly
meanness
means
means of production
means of transport
means test
means-test
means-tested
meantime
meanwhile
meany

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEANT

beauty pageant
chief master sergeant
creant
detective sergeant
drill sergeant
exigeant
flight sergeant
intransigeant
leant
master sergeant
miscreant
pageant
permeant
platoon sergeant
recreant
sergeant
serjeant
staff sergeant
technical sergeant
well-meant

Synonyms and antonyms of meant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MEANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «meant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of meant

Translation of «meant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEANT

Find out the translation of meant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

意思
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

significado
570 millions of speakers

English

meant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मतलब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يعني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

означало
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

significava
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিপ্রেত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

signifiait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermakna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gemeint
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意味
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tegese
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có nghĩa là
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொருள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

म्हणजे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

demek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

significava
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oznaczało
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

означало
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

însemnat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σήμαινε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedoel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

innebar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEANT»

The term «meant» is very widely used and occupies the 4.785 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of meant
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «meant».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «meant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «meant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meant

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «MEANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word meant.
1
Carlos Alazraqui
I started out with comedy in college, but had my major in Recreation Administration - which meant I wasn't going to get a real job - so I started doing a little standup.
2
Coco Austin
My grandma actually put me in girdles when I was around nine or ten because I had hips even then, and she didn't want boys to be attracted to me. Having hips meant you were a full-grown woman, and I was too young for that.
3
Edward de Bono
Argument is meant to reveal the truth, not to create it.
4
Bjorn Borg
You know growing up in Sweden meant we had a lot of rain when we played tennis. We were taught on clay courts but because of the weather, we had to go indoors a lot.
5
Alan Bradley
My grandmother flew only once in her life, and that was the day she and her new husband ascended into the skies of Victorian London in the wicker basket of a hot-air balloon. They were soon to emigrate to Canada, and the aerial ride was meant to be a last view of their beloved England.
6
Phillips Brooks
Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing - where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger; which he knows he was meant and made to do.
7
David R. Brower
At that time a senator who was on the Joint Committee of Atomic Energy said rather quietly, 'You know, we're having a little problem with waste these days.' I didn't know what he meant then, but I know now.
8
Brene Brown
A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don't function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick.
9
Carrie Brownstein
After Sleater-Kinney broke up in 2006 I had very little desire to play music. It took well over three years before picking up a guitar meant anything to me other than an exercise.
10
Christian Cooke
I did 'Echo Beach,' a surfing drama that meant I was often topless. Next came 'Demons,' and the opening sequence had me in my boxer shorts; and then there was a scene in 'Trinity' with me walking around in boxer shorts. It was only one scene in each series.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEANT»

Discover the use of meant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Meant to Be
Because sometimes the things you least expect are the most meant to be. "If you're into swoony romances with a little bit of history thrown in, you'll love Meant to Be."--HelloGiggles.com "Fun, fresh and irresistibly romantic.
Lauren Morrill, 2012
2
What Jesus Meant
Arguing that Jesus subscribed to no political program, the author draws on the gospel to explain Jesus's radical views about class and power and how the Resurrection and Christ's divinity are key factors in his teachings.
Garry Wills, 2007
3
What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your ...
Are you doing what you’re really meant to do? If you’re ready to face this question, this book can help you change your life.
Robert Kaplan, 2013
4
Places I Never Meant to be: Original Stories by Censored Writers
A collection of short stories accompanied by short essays on censorship by twelve authors whose works have been challenged in the past.
Judy Blume, 1999
5
That's Not What I Meant!: How Conversational Style Makes or ...
In That's Not What I Meant!, the internationally renowned sociolinguist and expert on communication demonstrates how our conversational signals—voice level, pitch and intonation, rhythm and timing, even the simple turns of phrase we ...
Deborah Tannen, 2013
6
Meant to Be: Miraculous Stories to Inspire a Lifetime of Love
Presents a collection thirty-eight true love stories.
Joyce Vissell, Barry Vissell, 2000
7
God Meant it for Good
British pastor R.T. Kendall analyzes the Old Testament story of Joseph to bring comfort and hope to those who have been misused, falsely accused, humiliated, abandoned, or otherwise afflicted by showing how God can turn evil to good.
R. T. Kendall, 1986
8
Never Meant to Survive: Genocide and Utopias in Black ...
Costa Vargas approaches his analysis of anti-black genocide in these cities through discussion of past conflicts and the work of groups like the Black Panther Party.
Joao H. Costa Vargas, 2010
9
Who You Were Meant to Be
In Who You Were Meant to Be, Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson provides a practical road map out of old habits and shows how to forge a new path on which each of us can discover or recover our true purposes in life and become the people we want to be.
Lindsay C. Gibson, 2002
10
What Paul Meant
If you've ever been vaguely curious, there is no finer introduction.” (Los Angeles Times) In his New York Times bestsellers What Jesus Meant and What the Gospels Meant, Garry Wills offers fresh and incisive readings of Jesus' teachings ...
Garry Wills, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Govt lays down rules to ferry animals meant for slaughter
Four years after the Food Safety Act clearly laid down the conditions in which animals meant for consumption are to be kept and transported to ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
Teen Used Borrowed Money Meant for Abortion to Party, Then …
In China, an 18-year-old girl is facing murder charges after strangling her newborn son, placing him in a plastic bag and throwing him out a ... «LifeNews.com, Jul 15»
3
New US Weapons for Israel Meant to Recue Opposition to Iran Deal
US Secretary of Defense has recently approved a new package of advanced weapons and military aid on his visit to Israel to reduce opposition ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
4
What July has meant for West Bromwich Albion in previous seasons
Albion full back and former manager, Don Howe, certainly hogged the limelight for news in the month of July, a month notorious for transfers ... «Tamworth Herald, Jul 15»
5
What Donald Trump's Surge Meant
What Donald Trump's Surge Meant. After the McCain furor, Trump's support may decline. But conservative populist fervor within the GOP won't. «National Journal, Jul 15»
6
Nagaland student asked to pay entry fee meant for foreigners at …
Finally, he was asked to pay the entry fees meant for foreigners after which he dropped his plan to visit the museum. The incident took place on ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
7
“Jacob's Ride” 2013 meant cochlear implants for seven kids; now …
MILWAUKEE — The journey began more than two years and 14,000 miles ago — but “Jacob's Ride” isn't ending, even though one leg of the ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
8
Attorney: Actions meant to embarrass Dulaney
BLUFF CITY, Tenn. — Bluff City's Board of Mayor and Aldermen's recent decision to suspend Judy Dulaney from her position as city recorder ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jul 15»
9
'He showed us what it meant to be champions': Edmonton Oilers to …
Paul Coffey, Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson, Wayne Gretzky, Glen Sather, Jari Kurri, and Grant Fuhr pose with the Stanley Cup during the ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
10
22-Year-Old Blows $90000 Meant For Tuition And Blames Parents …
A college student spent the entirety of a $90,000 fund set up by her grandparents, and she's now broke heading into her senior year. According ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»

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