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meaning to

meaning to is the present participle and gerund of mean to.

Meaning of mean 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.

Questions about meaning to

What is meaning to the present participle and gerund of?
Meaning to is the present participle and gerund of mean to.

Words near meaning to in the dictionary

  1. meaning business
  2. meaning everything to
  3. meaning of life
  4. meaning the whole world to
  5. meaning the world to
  6. meaning to
  7. meaning to say
  8. meaning well
  9. meaning-text model
  10. meaning-text theory
  11. meaninged

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