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I Meant Sth Means Etmek Past Olmak Verb

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Kind verb
Front mean 
IPA  /miːn   / verb [transitive] (past tense, past participle meant /ment   /)
Back demek; göstermek, ifade etmek
kast etmek
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mean (verb)

 /miːn   / verb [transitive] (past tense, past participle meant /ment   /)
 
HAVE AS MEANING
1 [not used in the continuous tenses]
to express, show or have as a meaning
demek; göstermek, ifade etmek
 What does this word mean?
 The bell means that the lesson has ended.
 Does the name ‘Kate Wright’ mean anything to you?
Bu fiil continuous tense'lerle kullanılmamasına rağmen, present participle kullanımı yaygındır (= -ing biçimi):
 The weather during filming was terrible, meaning that several scenes had to be shot again later.
WANT TO SAY
2 to want or intend to say sth; to refer to sb/sth
demek istemek;
kastetmek
 I don't understand what you mean.
 Well, she said ‘yes’ but I think she really meant ‘no’.
 What do you mean by ‘a lot of money’?
 I only meant that I couldn't come tomorrow – any other day would be fine.
 I see what you mean, but I'm afraid it's not possible.
 note at THINK
Mean ‘düşüncesinde olmak’ anlamında kullanılamaz. Onun yerine I think that... ya da In my opinion... kullanılır:
 I think that she'd be silly to buy that car.
I mean konuşma sırasında, az önce söylenilen bir şeyi açıklamak veya daha başka şeyler eklemek için kullanılır:
 What a terrible summer – I mean it's rained almost all the time.
I mean ayrıca, az önce söylediğiniz bir şeyi düzeltmek için de kullanılır:
 We went there on Tuesday, I mean Thursday.
INTEND TO DO
3 [often passive]
 mean (sb) to do sth; mean sth (as/for sth/sb); mean sb/sth to be sth
to intend sth; to be supposed to be/do sth
niyet etmek, niyeti olmak;
istemek
 I'm sure she didn't mean to upset you.
 She meant the present to be for both of us.
 I didn't mean you to cook the whole meal!
 It was only meant as a joke.
 What's this picture meant to be?
 You're meant to get to work at 9 o'clock.
BE SERIOUS
4 to be serious or sincere about sth
ciddi olmak;
samimi olmak
 He said he loved me but I don't think he meant it!
 I'm never coming back – I mean it!
CAUSE
5 to make sth likely; to cause
anlamına gelmek;
yol açmak
 The shortage of teachers means that classes are larger.
 His new job means him travelling more.
BE IMPORTANT
6 mean sth (to sb)
to be important to sb
çok şey ifade etmek
 This job means (önemlidir olmak)a lot to me.
 Money means nothing to her.
IDIOMS
be meant to be sth
to be considered or said to be sth
olarak düşünmek;
beklemek
 That restaurant is meant to be excellent.
mean well
to want to be kind and helpful but usually without success
iyi niyetli olmak
 My mother means well but I wish she'd stop treating me like a child.
 

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