meant
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
- half-meant adjective
- unmeant adjective
Example Sentences
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For Andy Hill, financial independence meant growing his and his wife’s invested assets to $500,000 by age 40, and becoming debt free.
From MarketWatch
Death crosses are more acknowledgments that the trend has extended long enough and/or fallen far enough to be taken seriously, and aren’t necessarily meant to be good market-timing signals.
From MarketWatch
He got just out in time to set a lap but his rushed preparation meant the car was not in its optimum condition as he went for a time.
From BBC
A compromise deal meant 92 were saved by Blair in 1999.
From BBC
The meeting is likely meant to hammer out economic achievements to be announced at the leaders' summit, Fudan University professor Wu Xinbo told AFP.
From Barron's
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