"mean to" meaning in English

See mean to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: means to [present, singular, third-person], meaning to [participle, present], meant to [participle, past], meant to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|mean<,,meant> to}} mean to (third-person singular simple present means to, present participle meaning to, simple past and past participle meant to)
  1. To intend to. Derived forms: mean to say Translations (Translations): ville (Danish), være meningen (Danish), skulle (Danish)

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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      "form": "meant to",
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "ville"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
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          "word": "være meningen"
        },
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          "word": "skulle"
        }
      ]
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        "present",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meaning to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meant to",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
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    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "ville"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "være meningen"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
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      "word": "skulle"
    }
  ],
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}

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