meant

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in Vietnamese Định, muốn làm gì đó

BrE /miːnt/ AmE /miːnt/

verb en → vi

past meant pp meant ing meaning

1 INTENDED [transitive] A2

Định, muốn làm gì đó

to intend or plan to do something

  • mean to do sth

Collocations mean to say · mean to go

  • I didn't mean to hurt you.

    Tôi không có ý định làm bạn đau.

2 SIGNIFICANT [transitive] B1

Có ý nghĩa, quan trọng

to be important or significant in a particular way

  • mean to sb/sth

Collocations mean to someone · mean something to someone

  • This decision means a lot to me.

    Quyết định này có ý nghĩa rất lớn đối với tôi.

1 MEAN [transitive] A2

Ý nghĩa, biểu thị

to have a particular meaning or significance

  • mean sth to sb/sth

Collocations mean something to someone · mean something in a context

  • What does this word mean?

    Từ này có ý nghĩa gì?

2 DESTINED [transitive] B1

Được định sẵn cho, dành riêng cho

to be intended for a particular purpose or person

  • be meant to do sth

Collocations meant for someone · meant for something

  • This book was meant for you.

    Cuốn sách này được dành riêng cho bạn.

3 SUGGEST [transitive] B2

Ý nói, ám chỉ

to suggest or imply something indirectly

  • mean sth

Collocations mean something to someone · mean something in a context

  • Her silence means she's angry.

    Cái im lặng của cô ấy ám chỉ rằng cô ấy đang tức giận.

4 CALCULATE [transitive] B2

Tính toán, biểu thị bằng số

to calculate or express something as a number

  • mean sth

Collocations mean something in mathematics · mean something statistically

  • The average means 50.

    Trung bình là 50.

1 BEHAVE [transitive] B2

Hành xử, cư xử với ai đó như thế nào

to behave in a particular way towards someone or something

  • mean to sb/sth

Collocations mean something to someone · mean something in a context

  • He meant well but he didn't know how to help.

    Anh ấy có ý tốt nhưng không biết cách giúp đỡ.

2 SAY [transitive] B2

Nói, diễn đạt như thế nào

to say something in a particular way or with a particular meaning

  • mean sth

Collocations mean something to someone · mean something in a context

  • He meant it as a joke.

    Anh ấy nói đùa.