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meaning well

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

Meaning of mean well

Verb

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

  1. To have good intentions; to do with a noble or positive purpose in mind.
    • These programs mean well, but they're just counterproductive.
    Antonyms:
    mean ill

Questions about meaning well

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

Words near meaning well in the dictionary

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

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