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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The clip shared by Alexandra Aller (@byalexaller), one half of the real estate and design duo The Reno Gals, shows a woman painting what is meant to be a diamond pattern on a floor using blue tape as a stencil.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The campaign would also post screengrabs of New York Post headlines meant to upset conservative readers that the campaign thought made Mamdani look good.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
Apps which are meant to make users safer and more secure but are doing the very opposite.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The space was designed by an in-house team, and meant to offer a more personalized shopping experience.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 29 June 2025
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The campaign would also post screengrabs of New York Post headlines meant to upset conservative readers that the campaign thought made Mamdani look good.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
Apps which are meant to make users safer and more secure but are doing the very opposite.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
The space was designed by an in-house team, and meant to offer a more personalized shopping experience.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 29 June 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 Jul. 2025.
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