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mean the world to

mean the world to verb: to be loved or cared about a great deal by.

Verb

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.
    • He meant the world to her.
  2. (idiomatic) To be of great importance to someone.
    • Your respect and kind words mean the world to me.

Synonyms of mean the world to

Forms of mean the world to

third-person singular presentmeans the world to
present participlemeaning the world to
past participlemeant the world to
pastmeant the world to

Questions about mean the world to

What does mean the world to mean?
Mean the world to means to be loved or cared about a great deal by.
What part of speech is mean the world to?
Mean the world to is a verb.
What is the past tense of mean the world to?
The past tense of mean the world to is meant the world to.

Words near mean the world to in the dictionary

  1. mean sun
  2. mean suns
  3. mean survival time
  4. mean survival times
  5. mean the whole world to
  6. mean the world to
  7. mean time
  8. mean time to failure
  9. mean times
  10. mean to
  11. mean to say

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