"meant" meaning in English

See meant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mɛnt/, /mɪnt/ [pin-pen-merger] Audio: en-us-meant.ogg Forms: ment [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From Middle English ment, mente, from Old English mǣnde, mǣndon, etc. Equivalent to mean + -t. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ment}} Middle English ment, {{inh|en|ang|mǣnan|mǣnde, mǣndon}} Old English mǣnde, mǣndon, {{suf|en|mean|-t}} mean + -t Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} meant
  1. simple past and past participle of mean Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: mean

Alternative forms

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