Irregular VerbsPast tense of “mean”: meant, meant
The verb “mean” is irregular: its past simple is “meant” and its past participle is “meant”.
Base form (V1)
mean
/miːn/
Past simple (V2)
meant
/mɛnt/
Past participle (V3)
meant
/mɛnt/
Meaning
to have a certain meaning
Example
I never meant to hurt you.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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