To intend.
Used in a Sentence
meant
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for meant.
Editorial note
Gratuitous over-packaging in Asia is not really meant to rip you off, it's meant to make the product upscale.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
To intend.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of meant gathered in one view.
To convey (a meaning).
(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for meant.
verb
To intend.
verb
To convey (a meaning).
verb
(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
verb
(intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
Example sentences
Gratuitous over-packaging in Asia is not really meant to rip you off, it's meant to make the product upscale.
Presumably an inliner is meant to be a homomorphism, not an isomorphism - i.e., it only goes one way.
Unless the position is meant for a high strung startup where you're expected to basically live there, with no dependents to look after etc.
It is precisely the unidirectional nature of Twitter that meant it caught on for the media industry.
But WebAssembly binaries are meant to be distributed over the web and instantiated as quickly as possible.
Sorry, I guess what I meant was that Hyperion is perfectly capable of being used in test renders.
Your talk of 'outlaws' meant, to my eyes, a more hypothetical situation where some form of DNT was passed in to law.
We are not at this point now, but I'll share my understanding of what the grandparent post meant.
At first glance I thought he meant it was the C++ of the web by popularity.
It was meant to be a bit of a joke in that they're trying to be forgotten:) But obviously the sarcasm didn't make it through...
I think he meant the author was bemoaning the demise of the rise of decentralization.
That's another possible way to look at it, but wasn't what I meant.
Quote examples
"Link to your code, big and center" wouldn't have been that many more words, if that was truly what was meant.
I meant "specifically when," as in can you give an example?
"At first glance I thought meant it was the C++ of the web by popularity"
It's not as simple as "kill the mosquitos." What if "kill the mosquitos" meant "burn down all the forest and destroy all of the wetlands." Are you about to destroy the world to save your child?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use meant in a sentence?
Gratuitous over-packaging in Asia is not really meant to rip you off, it's meant to make the product upscale.
What does meant mean?
To intend.
What part of speech is meant?
meant is commonly used as verb.