Definitions for meant
mɛntmeant

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Meant

   of Mean

2. Meant

   imp. & p. p. of Mean

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to pronounce meant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say meant in sign language?

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. Said Adejumobi:

   [The] education that Africa needs is one that is skills-based, technologically grounded and globally competitive, in a knowledge driven world, a colonially-molded education which litters the entire continent can hardly play that role. It's a law and order educational system meant to serve a specific form of political regime and society. Africa needs to reinvent its educational system towards a modern competitive age.

2. Kayla Nicklow:

   [The act] meant a lot to us because with Cooper just being 3 and having a rare kind of cancer, it’s nice to see all the support that we have been getting from Morgan and the family.

3. Joshua Pollack:

   President Obama showed no interest in meeting with either Kim Jong or Kim Jong Un. Especially after the collapse of the February 2012' Leap Day Deal' and the nuclear test about a year later, President Obama showed hardly any interest in negotiating with Pyongyang at all, the entire notion of' strategic patience' meant ignoring the issue to the extent possible.

4. Ilya Somin:

   Some cemeteries could be good places for these monuments because there they are just meant to commemorate the dead and not honor an unjust cause, there are cemeteries in Germany where the dead from World War I and World War are buried and there is more about remembering those who died while not harkening back to the cause.

5. Chief Executive Yusuf Alireza:

   We continue to take a realistic long-term view of the carrying value of the investments on our balance sheet and this has meant that the results reflect significant non-cash charges.

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=meant
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meant
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=meant