Mean: mean – meant – meant
Irregular verb, level A2.
Base form (V1)mean
Past simple (V2)meant
Past participle (V3)meant
Meaning
To show or say what something is about.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
What does this word mean?
Past simple (V2)
She meant to call you yesterday.
Past participle (V3)
This sign has always meant danger.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of mean.
Verbs that change the same way
The long vowel becomes short
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