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mean1 <meant> [miːn] VB trans

mean2 [miːn] ADJ

4. mean:

▶ meanly ADV
▶ meanness N

Greenwich Mean Time [ˈgrınıdʒ ...] N [常略作 GMT]

Usage examples with meant

I tumbled to what she meant.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This construction is meant to produce smooth action without the friction commonly found in classic tremolo systems.
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This meant that a womans nationality was dependent on the nationality of her husband.
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But aren't women meant to be casting off the apron strings and thinking: glass ceiling, rather than glass jars?
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Because just a few short decades ago moving to secondary school meant one, blood-curdling, spine-shivering, gut-wrenching experience awaited you.
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Government forces turned back an aid convoy that was meant to deliver supplies to the town's civilians last week.
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A dearth of transport meant that collectors often had to travel by train, donkey-cart and ox-wagon.
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This measure, met with in other councils, was meant to prevent testamentary dispositions in favour of known heretics.
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The event is meant to increase awareness about police programs in communities, such as drug prevention, town watch, neighborhood watch, and other anti-crime efforts.
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It featured a live audience whose laughter meant that viewers could not mistake the show for a real chat show.
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There are meant to be certain cells in a specific area, for the pineal region these are ependymal cells, and the cells divide into millions.
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