Meant

//mɛnt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mean form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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advisedaimedaimed atassumedcalculatedconscious

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"Humans were never meant to live forever."

Etymology

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

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