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/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnt
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /mɪnt/
- Homophone: mint (pin–pen merger)
Verb
meant
- simple past and past participle of mean
Derived terms
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈme.ant]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛː.ant]
Verb
meant
- third-person plural present active indicative of meō