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mean

What is the past tense of mean?

The past tense of mean is meant.

Mean is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.

All forms of mean

as a noun

base
mean
plural
means

as a verb

base
mean
past tense
meant
past participle
meant
present participle
meaning
third-person singular
means

as a adjective

base
mean
comparative
meaner
superlative
meanest