verb

meant

Translation

intended, signified, was destined

I'm sorry, I didn't mean that.

The red light meant we had to stop.

They were meant for each other.

I meant to call you yesterday.

((sb.)) meant ((sth.)) (sb.) intended (sth.) I didn't mean any harm.

((sth.)) meant ((sth.)) (sth.) signified (sth.) The gift meant a lot to her.

((sb.)) meant to-inf (sb.) intended to do sth. I meant to tell you sooner.

be meant to-inf to be supposed to do sth. You were meant to finish this yesterday.

Synonyms: intended, signified, implied

The past tense and past participle of the irregular verb 'to mean', from a Proto-Germanic root.

The past of 'mean' is 'meant'. Remember the vowel sound changes. It covers intention, significance, and destiny.