meant

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meant

/mɛnt/
/mɪnt/ pin pen merger

Sounds like ment, mint (pin–pen merger) · Rhymes with -ɛnt

Where it comes from

From Middle English ment, mente, from Old English mǣnde, mǣndon, etc. Equivalent to mean + -t.

verb ment

participle, past simple past and past participle of mean

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Closest in meaning: accounted, aimed, alleged, allocated, allowed, amounted, assumed, been, believed, brought, caused, conceived, concerned, counted, created, dedicated

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"meant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/meant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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meant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/meant

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"meant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/meant.

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@misc{meant_2026,
  title = {meant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}