"meant to" meaning in English

See meant to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Audio: En-au-meant to.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} meant to
  1. (idiomatic) supposed to, obliged to, ought to Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-meant_to-en-phrase-XW8Q4vqk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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