MEANT


Meaning of MEANT in English

1.

Meant is the past tense and past participle of mean .

2.

You use ~ to to say that something or someone was intended to be or do a particular thing, especially when they have failed to be or do it.

I can’t say any more, it’s ~ to be a big secret...

I’m ~ to be on holiday.

ADJ: v-link ADJ to-inf

3.

If something is ~ for particular people or for a particular situation, it is intended for those people or for that situation.

Fairy tales weren’t just ~ for children...

The seeds were not ~ for human consumption...

ADJ: v-link ADJ for n

4.

If you say that something is ~ to happen, you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen.

Parties are ~ to be fun.

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5.

If you say that something is ~ to have a particular quality or characteristic, you mean that it has a reputation for being like that.

Beaujolais is ~ to be a really good wine.

PHRASE

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