mean
verb (used with object)
to have in mind as one's purpose or intention.
have been meaning
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present perfect progressiveof mean.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"These adjustments are especially useful in the spaces we use at nighttime," she says, adding, "The bulbs also come with a 'sun match' feature I have been meaning to try."
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2022
A couple of colleagues have been meaning to get me into it and now I'm hooked.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2020
I have been meaning to finally read the one book of Woolf’s that I hear is just as great as the all-conquering “Mrs. Dalloway.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2019
“Your mom and I have been meaning to talk to you for a while,” he wrote.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2017
“Mariam jan, I want to . . . About the things he said the other night—” “I have been meaning to talk to you about it.”
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
