meant

[ment]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of mean.

meant

/ mɛnt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of mean 1

Other Word Forms

• half-meant adjective
• unmeant adjective

Example Sentences

Yes, alterations to the White House are natural as presidencies’ needs change over time, but such projects are meant to be incremental.

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People see it and think it is a joke, or they cannot believe that the propeller is the only means of propulsion, or they think it is meant to be a flying car.

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Wasn’t the basic premise behind that sacrifice that what it meant to be American was not a fixed quantity, and would continue to evolve and expand?

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Australia and Canada—meant to underscore the international effort to keep the Gaza cease-fire from unraveling.

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"For all of those people to be at a loose end when this is the charity that is meant to raise them up more than anybody - that's where it's deeply frustrating and really upsetting."

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Related Words

• candid 
• earnest 
• for real 
• forthright 
• genuine 
• heartfelt 
• outspoken 
• real 
• serious 
• true 
• trustworthy