how to pronounce meant

/ˈmɛnt/

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meant is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of meant in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… but let there be no meant to be no doubt …”

meanings of meant

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of mean.

meant frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word meant occurs in english on average 103 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.