meant to (be/do something)
idiom
1
: intended to (do or be something)
I was never meant to teach.
They knew as soon as they met that they were meant to be together.
I thought we could be friends, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be.
2
British
: supposed to (be or do something)
The buses are meant to arrive every 15 minutes.
Brighton is meant to be very beautiful at this time of year.
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It was meant to cover such barriers as deposit minimums and move-in repair and maintenance costs.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 2 May 2025
So the conversation about those details and what the film meant to him was the first motivation and inspiration for the story.
—Essence, 1 May 2025
The program, designed by technology company Hayden AI, is meant to improve bus times, increase ridership and address mobility concerns.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
In the catalogue, Witkovsky categorizes Quilombismo as a secessionist strain of Pan-Africanism, which is one way to characterize its deliberate opacity and visual systems meant to be legible only to those within specific communities.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 2 May 2025
So the conversation about those details and what the film meant to him was the first motivation and inspiration for the story.
—Essence, 1 May 2025
The program, designed by technology company Hayden AI, is meant to improve bus times, increase ridership and address mobility concerns.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
In the catalogue, Witkovsky categorizes Quilombismo as a secessionist strain of Pan-Africanism, which is one way to characterize its deliberate opacity and visual systems meant to be legible only to those within specific communities.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for meant to (be/do something)
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“Meant to (be/do something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meant%20to%20%28be%2Fdo%20something%29. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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