meantadj.

Brit.

/mɛnt/, U.S.

/mɛnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English meant , mean v.¹

Etymology: < meant, past participle of mean v.¹

Chiefly poetic (esp. in later use).

Intended, purposed; imbued with meaning.In attributive use, meant is more commonly used with a prefixed adverb (usually with hyphen) as in well-, ill-, kindly-meant; for these and other adjectives see the first element. Predicative uses of meant are treated as examples of mean v.¹

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [adjective] > relating to intention or purpose > intended or purposed

purposed?a1425

pretenced1543

pretended1573

meditated1588

meant1590

intended1592

contemplated1657

intending1788

would-be1813

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iv. sig. Q4 But he was wary, and ere it empight In the meant marke, aduaunst his shield atweene.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Z4 To shonne the engin of his meant decay.

1627 T. Newman Andrian Woman Prol. sig. A8^v The argument of this his play aright, Is causd by an old rank'rous Poets spite; Who driues him to cleare faultes, leaue the meant way.

1729 R. Savage Wanderer ii. 284 Wrath yet remains, tho' strength his fabric leaves, And the meant hiss, the gasping mouth deceives.

1791 J. Byng Diary 14 July in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 399 Every thing savors of oddity, and meant particularity.

1937 K. Rexroth in New Direct. in Prose & Poetry 2 282 Go back a gentle being Being and gone to a meant term.

a1977 M. Haslam Scope ii, in Whole Bauble (1995) 9 To go like petals blown into the meant immense.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meant
释义	meantadj. Brit. /mɛnt/, U.S. /mɛnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English meant , mean v.¹ Etymology: < meant, past participle of mean v.¹ Chiefly poetic (esp. in later use). Intended, purposed; imbued with meaning.In attributive use, meant is more commonly used with a prefixed adverb (usually with hyphen) as in well-, ill-, kindly-meant; for these and other adjectives see the first element. Predicative uses of meant are treated as examples of mean v.¹ ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [adjective] > relating to intention or purpose > intended or purposed purposed?a1425 pretenced1543 pretended1573 meditated1588 meant1590 intended1592 contemplated1657 intending1788 would-be1813 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iv. sig. Q4 But he was wary, and ere it empight In the meant marke, aduaunst his shield atweene. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Z4 To shonne the engin of his meant decay. 1627 T. Newman Andrian Woman Prol. sig. A8^v The argument of this his play aright, Is causd by an old rank'rous Poets spite; Who driues him to cleare faultes, leaue the meant way. 1729 R. Savage Wanderer ii. 284 Wrath yet remains, tho' strength his fabric leaves, And the meant hiss, the gasping mouth deceives. 1791 J. Byng Diary 14 July in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 399 Every thing savors of oddity, and meant particularity. 1937 K. Rexroth in New Direct. in Prose & Poetry 2 282 Go back a gentle being Being and gone to a meant term. a1977 M. Haslam Scope ii, in Whole Bauble (1995) 9 To go like petals blown into the meant immense. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1590
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