meant

[ ment ]

/ mɛnt /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of mean¹.

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OTHER WORDS FROM meant

half-meant, adjectiveun·meant, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for half-meant

meant

/ (mɛnt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of mean 1

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