Meant to Meaning in English

expression · lemma: mean to

US

ˈmɛnt/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ

MENT-tuh, MENT-uh, MENT-ti

UK

mˈɛnt/ /tˈuː

MENT-too

التعريف

'Meant to' is used to say what someone intended to do, or what is supposed or expected to happen.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Meant to' is informal and common in spoken English. It's often used to explain intentions, plans, or expectations—'I was meant to call you' means 'I intended to call you.' Often used in negative, 'I wasn't meant to,' or questions, 'Was I meant to bring something?' Don't confuse with 'mean' as 'signify.'

• Spanish: destinado a - se supone que - quería (hacer algo)
• Portuguese (BR): era para - pretendia - deveria (fazer algo)
• Portuguese (PT): era para - pretendia - deveria (fazer algo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 本来要 - 应该
• Chinese (Traditional): 本來要 - 應該
• Hindi: का इरादा था - होना चाहिए
• Arabic: كان من المفترض أن - كان يقصد
• Bengali: ইচ্ছা ছিল - উদ্দেশ্য ছিল - হওয়ার কথা ছিল
• Russian: намеревался - должен был - предназначен
• Japanese: つもりだった - するはずだった - 意図されている
• Vietnamese: định - dự định - được cho là
• Korean: 의도했다 - 하기로 되어 있다 - 기대되다
• Turkish: niyet etmek - amaçlamak - olması gerek
• Urdu: ارادہ تھا - مقصود تھا - ہونا تھا
• Indonesian: bermaksud - seharusnya - dimaksudkan

جمل نموذجية

I meant to call you yesterday, but I forgot.

basic

This gift is meant to make you happy.

basic

We were meant to meet at 5 o'clock.

basic

This movie isn’t meant to be taken seriously.

natural

Sorry, I wasn't meant to upset you.

natural

Are you meant to be here, or is this a mistake?

natural