"mean the world to" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-mean the world to.ogg Forms: means the world to [present, singular, third-person], meaning the world to [participle, present], meant the world to [participle, past], meant the world to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|mean<,,meant> the world to}} mean the world to (third-person singular simple present means the world to, present participle meaning the world to, simple past and past participle meant the world to)
  1. (idiomatic) To be loved or cared about a great deal by. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: mean everything to, mean the whole world to Translations (Translations): przesłaniać cały świat [imperfective] (Polish), przesłonić cały świat [perfective] (Polish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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