mean to



mean to (do something)

to intend to do something. Did you mean to do that? No, it was an accident. I didn't mean to.
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mean to

Intend to, as in I meant to go running this morning but got up too late, or I'm sorry I broke it-I didn't mean to. This idiom was first recorded in 1560.
See also: mean

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ĽUbica-Slovak
Daina-Lithuanian, Latvian
Ford[fɔ:d]
Pallas (2)-Greek Mythology
Blake[bleik]
Henrykahen-RI-kahPolish