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Meant is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Meant in a sentence

Meant | Meantime | Meantone

Meant meaning

simple past and past participle of mean

Using Meant

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of mean
  • In the example corpus, meant often appears in combinations such as: meant to, meant for, meant that.

Context around Meant

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Meant

  • In this selection, "meant" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, now, family, properties, business, blood and disobeying stand out and add context to how "meant" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include it s meant to be and s not meant to be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "meant" sits close to words such as pretty, placed and jobs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with meant

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

It wasn’t meant to be or meant for you. (10 words)

And I also know that what she meant – she never meant any harm at all. (15 words)

But this is not meant for one individual, this is not meant to project him as a Prime Ministerial candidate”. (20 words)

Are they meant to obfuscate a fact of history that the BJP-RSS considers a blot on its past or are they meant to enlighten the students and to allow them to do further research on the topic, should they choose to? (42 words)

In court, McBride had sought to argue his oath to “protect and serve” meant he needed to act in the public interest, even if it meant disobeying an order, but that argument was rejected by prosecutors, the AAP reported. (39 words)

To show that he meant business, he had bombarded the Iga Iduganran, the official residence of the Oba of Eko with many rounds of explosive shells just to convince the people and their rulers that he meant business. (38 words)

Are they meant to obfuscate a fact of history that the BJP-RSS considers a blot on its past or are they meant to enlighten the students and to allow them to do further research on the topic, should they choose to? (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

And I also know that what she meant – she never meant any harm at all.

Andrew Green KC, for MGN, asked Harry if he meant “blood on their hands” in relation to a specific article, and further asked him what he meant by it.

Are they meant to obfuscate a fact of history that the BJP-RSS considers a blot on its past or are they meant to enlighten the students and to allow them to do further research on the topic, should they choose to?

But this is not meant for one individual, this is not meant to project him as a Prime Ministerial candidate”.

Freya said some support from family meant she was able to get her own deposit, but high interest rates and a lack of affordable, "liveable" properties meant she was stuck paying almost half her salary on renting.

If the future has something else in store, if it’s meant to be, then it’s meant to be.

I know it’s not meant to be mocking and it’s not meant to be critical in any way, but it’s there.

Refurbishment work was meant to have been completed in March 2020 but has been hit by a series of delays, which also meant the project spiralled almost £2m over budget.

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Reigns noted that he was only meant to take The Bloodline to the Promised Land, and Jey was meant to keep them there.

She said art is not meant to sit in a basement, art is meant to be seen and bring joy to others.

Subjective perspectives helped cement aspects of a story that were meant to be voyeuristic, allowing for a more layered, psychosexual element to emerge in tales meant to unravel the human mind.

The main girl, Hino Kahoko, wasn't meant to be meant for great things in the music academy, but she joined a school-wide music competition.

The UK Government said this now meant that along with freeports, growth deals and other projects now meant their direct investment in Scotland was now more than £2.67bn.

To show that he meant business, he had bombarded the Iga Iduganran, the official residence of the Oba of Eko with many rounds of explosive shells just to convince the people and their rulers that he meant business.

I caught my breath on walking in; it was the first time I’d ever seen a movie like that: a dirty movie meant for men like me, meant to arouse us and not straight guys.

In court, McBride had sought to argue his oath to “protect and serve” meant he needed to act in the public interest, even if it meant disobeying an order, but that argument was rejected by prosecutors, the AAP reported.

In the end, this land meant for the family can be sold, and descendants may lose the intergenerational wealth that was meant for them.

In this environment, a woman was meant to be subservient to her husband, and part of that meant taking her husband’s last name to demonstrate that she no longer belonged to her father, but to another man.

It meant patients could be treated successfully with these drugs rather than with steroids or surgery, which often meant a colostomy bag.

It wasn’t meant to be or meant for you.

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Common combinations with meant

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "meant" in a sentence?
An example: "And I also know that what she meant – she never meant any harm at all." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "meant" from authentic English texts.
What does "meant" mean?
Meant means: simple past and past participle of mean
How many example sentences with "meant" are there?
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