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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Meantperf. and part. pass. of to mean.

    By Silvia if thy charming self be meant;
    If friendship be thy virgin vows extent:
    O! let me in Aminta’s praises join;
    Her’s my esteem shall be, my passion thine. Matthew Prior.

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  1. meant

    The general definition of "meant" is intended or designed for a specific purpose or to convey a particular message or idea. It refers to something that is done or said with a deliberate intention or a certain significance behind it.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Meant

    of Mean

  2. Meant

    imp. & p. p. of Mean

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Meant

    pa.t. and pa.p. of mean (v.t.).

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'meant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #911

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'meant' in Written Corpus Frequency: #800

Anagrams for meant »

  1. manet

  2. Manet

  3. ament

  4. teman

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of meant in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of meant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of meant in a Sentence

  1. Silvia Perez:

    They turned my home into an artwork, the artist said it meant peace.

  2. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton:

    Places of worship are meant to be sacred, and I am grateful for the church members who acted quickly to take down the shooter and help prevent further loss of life.

  3. Nikola Jokic:

    I don't think he meant harm by it, it was just a frustration foul. It was tough, just defending my teammate. That was it. I saw him go up to Cam( Cameron Payne) after and apologize. I've played against the Joker multiple times. I know he's not a malicious player.

  4. Jeff Daniels:

    If I was good enough for Woody, I was good enough for anybody, that meant I was in it for the long haul.

  5. Skeet Ulrich:

    You can see when you sit down separately with them why they’re meant to be, there’s such a deep love and appreciation for each other, and that’s everything I would ever hope for in a relationship.

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