Word Finder - meant

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To intend.

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To convey (a meaning).

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To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).

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Does she really mean what she said to him last night?

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To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).

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One faltering step means certain death.

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(usually with to) To be of some level of importance.

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Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle.

I never meant to make you feel that way.

Little Lucy had not meant to whisper.

A gentleman asked me what BEAUTY meant to my mind.

Sleep meant one thing – nightmares.

She hadn't meant to hurt him.

I only meant it would be good to get out of the house, no matter what we went to see.

I meant that in a nice way.

The car would be replaced by the insurance that was meant to replace her parents' car.

Petya was not at home, he had gone to visit a friend with whom he meant to obtain a transfer from the militia to the active army.

She didn't know if it was meant for her or the woman sidling up to him.

The kitten looked at the horse thoughtfully, as if trying to decide whether he meant it or not.

A shake of the head meant "No" and a nod, "Yes," a pull meant "Come" and a push, "Go."

Whether he meant that his feelings for her were the same was unclear.

I meant don't over work yourself.

This was his family - the supper was meant for him.

She meant what she said; she had no friends, but a long time ago, she'd had one whose family had a summer cottage near the coast.

She wondered what he meant.

The evidence Lilith wasn.t meant for him was clear.

It meant a good deal to him to secure a home like this.

I knew the sky was black, because all the heat, which meant light to me, had died out of the atmosphere.

I smelt the violets in her hand and asked, half in words, half in signs, a question which meant, "Is love the sweetness of flowers?"

Rostov did not think what this call for stretchers meant; he ran on, trying only to be ahead of the others; but just at the bridge, not looking at the ground, he came on some sticky, trodden mud, stumbled, and fell on his hands.

Boris understood that this was meant for him and, closing his eyes, slightly bowed his head.

They meant to leave for the country long ago.

She spoke in a soft, tremulous voice, and in the weary eyes that looked over her spectacles Sonya read all that the countess meant to convey with these words.

As I entered the anteroom I heard Andrusha's peals of laughter and that meant that all was well.

Apparently the horse knew the rider meant business, because it didn't act up again.

He knew what she meant.

It meant everything, but it didn't erase the ugly feeling.

That meant she would have to drive to town tonight, and she wasn't feeling up to it.

I assumed she meant a wedding dress or something connected to our pending wedding until she continued.

You… you're meant to maintain a vital balance in this world.

What am I meant to do?

With a frown, she wondered why she'd never seen it before, why she wasted seven years trying to make things work with someone who couldn't hold a candle to the man she was meant to be with.

That's what you thought I meant?

Even the younger Guardians referred to him by the ancient title that meant my king.

He didn't know where the word came from or what it meant.

I was meant to be at your side, not her!

You were meant to be at Darian's side.

I was meant to be at your side, not some stupid human!

We both inherited our powers while Dusty was like you, a human meant for something much greater.

Damian was meant to be kidnapped, not killed.

The truth settled into the pit of her stomach, along with the realization that she meant what she'd said—she would do whatever it took to free the man she loved.

She saw Damian watch the new king get his tattoo as a rite of passage, saw it again as Claire made love to the man meant to be her husband, saw it in Isac's vision as he hacked the tattooed man apart.

Darian didn't resist, and Damian delighted in the idea that the sound of him breathing meant his brother was truly alive.

Not at all certain what he meant, she was hungry enough to test his claim.

She swallowed hard, willing herself to remember that she was meant for Gabriel, even if it was Darkyn's name on her back.

You were never meant to belong to Gabriel.

I mean nothing to you, like I meant nothing to her?

It meant he cared.