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meant

[ ment ]
/ mɛnt /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of mean1.

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Nearby words

means grass, means of production, means test, means-test, meanspirited, meant, meantime, meantone system, meanwhile, meany, mear

Related forms

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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