meant
simple past tense and past participle of mean1.
Other words from meant
- half-meant, adjective
- un·meant, adjective
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How to use meant in a sentence
He had more than half meant to drive horses to one of these useful affairs, but what if they were to be run by machinery?
The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon WilsonThese words were half meant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete | Georg EbersHe spoke half in jest, yet he evidently more than half meant what he said.
Name and Fame | Adeline SergeantWhen she laid her hand on his mouth to stop him, it was half meant as a caress.
Barren Honour: A Novel | George A. LawrenceI half meant to do it before, and now I've quite made up my mind.
Strange Stories | Grant Allen
British Dictionary definitions for meant
/ (mɛnt) /
the past tense and past participle of mean 1
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