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If you say that someone did not m___ any harm, offence, or disrespect, you are saying that they did not intend to upset or offend people or to cause problems, even though they may in fact have done so.If you say that someone did not mean any harm, offence, or disrespect, you are saying that they did not intend to upset or offend people or to cause problems, even though they may in fact have done so.
I'm sure he didn't mean any harm.
I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.
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If you want to know what a word, code, signal, or gesture means, you want to know what it refers to or what its message is.
In modern Welsh, 'glas' means 'blue'.
What does 'evidence' mean?
The red signal means you can shoot.
If you ask someone what they mean, you are asking them to explain exactly what or who they are referring to or what they are intending to say.
Do you mean me?
Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story.
What do you think he means by that?
I think he means that he does not want this marriage to turn out like his friend's.
If something means something to you, it is important to you in some way.
The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him.
It would mean a lot to them to win.
If one thing means another, it shows that the second thing exists or is true.
An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer.
Just because he has a beard doesn't necessarily mean he's a hippy.
If one thing means another, the first thing leads to the second thing happening .
It would almost certainly mean the end of NATO.
Trade and product discounts can also mean big savings.
Failure to act now will mean that our society will change beyond recognition.
If doing one thing means doing another, it involves doing the second thing.
Children prefer to live in peace, even if that means living with only one parent.
Managing well means communicating well.
If you say that you mean what you are saying, you are telling someone that you are serious about it and are not joking, exaggerating, or just being polite .
He says you're fired if you're not back at work on Friday. And I think he meant it.
He could see I meant what I said. So he took his fur coat and left.
If you say that someone meant to do something, you are saying that they did it deliberately.
I didn't mean to hurt you.
If that sounds harsh, it is meant to.
Did you mean to leave your dog here?
I can see why you believed my letters were threatening but I never meant them to be.
If you say that someone did not mean any harm, offence, or disrespect, you are saying that they did not intend to upset or offend people or to cause problems, even though they may in fact have done so.
I'm sure he didn't mean any harm.
I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.
If you mean to do something, you intend or plan to do it.
Summer is the perfect time to catch up on the new books you meant to read.
You know very well what I meant to say.
I mean to look after my body.
If you say that something was meant to happen, you believe that it was made to happen by God or fate, and did not just happen by chance .
John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.
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