meant

English

Alternative forms

• ment (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛnt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt
• (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /mɪnt/
• Homophone: mint (pin–pen merger)

Verb

meant

1. simple past and past participle of mean

Derived terms

• foremeant
• meantness
• unmeant

Anagrams

• Manet, Nemat, ament, ant'em, antem, manet, menat, menta, nemat-

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈme.ant]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛː.ant]

Verb

meant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of meō