# meant

Pronunciation: say "MENT" /mɛnt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of mean. — simple past and past participle of mean
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of mean. Use this form for what someone wanted to say or do earlier.
   - _The flashing sign meant that the road ahead was closed._
   - _The promotion had meant longer hours and more travel._

## Origin

This is the past tense and past participle of "mean." It comes from Middle English "ment, mente," from Old English "mǣnde, mǣndon," formed from "mean" plus "-t."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/meant (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).