mean to

1. Intend to, as in I meant to go running this morning but got up too late, or I'm sorry I broke it—I didn't mean to. This idiom was first recorded in 1560.

Example Sentences

What does this conflict over courts and judges mean to the average person?

From Salon

I guess now there’s the inevitable counter-response from at least some of the justices who are out there now saying that they didn’t really mean to criticize the lower courts.

From Slate

What does that support that you have for one another mean to you?

From Los Angeles Times

"The stories and tone of the show are similar - it's still about figuring out what your workmates mean to you and putting them in ridiculous situations," he says.

From BBC

And having spent years living in and traveling through the South, I’ve also seen what these restaurants mean to people: family road trips, post-church lunches, Friday night suppers punctuated by rocking-chair visits.

From Salon