meant

[ ment ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of mean ¹.

meant

/ mɛnt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of mean 1

Other Words From

• half-meant adjective
• un·meant adjective

Example Sentences

“And encourage states to do testing of asymptomatic cows that are not meant for interstate travel.”

From Salon

The MP said palliative care specialists had told her they "cannot meet everyone's needs", which she said meant "you have people taking hours to die, days to die, traumatising loved ones".

From BBC

She said the new Labour government’s decision to financially peg back how much work judges could do meant some courts would be out of use, despite record backlogs.

From BBC

Elissa Hubbard, 38, spent what was meant to be the happiest day of her life in 2021 hidden away gambling as part of an addiction that - at its peak- cost her £40,000 a year.

From BBC

Creating the atlas meant pulling the GPS coordinates from every modern crayfish occurrence record in the literature and from museum and agency collections.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• candid
• earnest
• for real
• forthright
• genuine
• heartfelt
• outspoken
• real
• serious
• true
• trustworthy