Mean to say

"Mean to say" in a Sentence (2 examples)

"[…] It is a match that must give universal satisfaction. In short, it is a kind of thing that" — lowering his voice to an important whisper — "will be exceedingly welcome to all parties." Recollecting himself, however, he added, "That is, I mean to say—your friends are all truly anxious to see you well settled; Fanny particularly […]"

"You wicked boy, do you mean to say you've left those poor children there alone in the pigstye?"

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