mean to

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

What does this debt mean to him?

From MarketWatch

And I don’t mean to sound boastful, but I won the penmanship contest at my schoolhouse here in Saint Catharines.

From Literature

“What does the word abolitionist mean to you, Nell?”

From Literature

So what is “it”? What does it mean to live a good life?

From Los Angeles Times

“Can you look ahead and tell me what a naming rights deal, which would be the largest in history, would mean to bringing football back to Los Angeles, and is this a game changer?”

From Los Angeles Times