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mean to

mean to verb: to intend to.

Verb

mean to (third-person singular simple present means to, present participle meaning to, simple past and past participle meant to)

  1. To intend to.
    • I've been meaning to visit him for a while, but work has been busy.

Forms of mean to

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

Words formed from mean to

Questions about mean to

What does mean to mean?
Mean to means to intend to.
What part of speech is mean to?
Mean to is a verb.
What is the past tense of mean to?
The past tense of mean to is meant to.

Words near mean to in the dictionary

  1. mean the whole world to
  2. mean the world to
  3. mean time
  4. mean time to failure
  5. mean times
  6. mean to
  7. mean to say
  8. mean value theorem
  9. mean value theorems
  10. mean well
  11. mean white

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