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  • past participle of mean.
  • past tense form of mean.
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meant

[ment] / mɛnt /






Example Sentences

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Italy's strength was meant to be their defence, but Rossi proved the hat-trick hero - netting twice in the first half and grabbing the winner in the second.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

BATTAMBANG, Cambodia—Giving tiny loans to shoestring entrepreneurs was meant to be capitalism’s cure for global poverty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

That includes Starship, a 407-foot rocket meant to be eventually be fully reusable and to launch every hour.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Messi and Mbappé’s outperformance meant big payouts—at Flutter’s expense.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

She nodded in the direction she meant while getting ready.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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