# meant

> English word · Verb · IPA /mɛnt/ · frequency rank #1,228

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of mean

## Etymology
From Middle English ment, mente, from Old English mǣnde, mǣndon, etc. Equivalent to mean + -t.

## Easily confused with
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-men)
- **met** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-met)
- **meet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-meet)
- **meat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-meat)
- **menu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-menu)
- **melt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-melt)
- **mint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-mint)
- **mont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-mont)
- **mens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-mens)
- **moan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-moan)
- **mend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-mend)
- **Mein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-mein)
- **Meng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-meng)
- **moat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-moat)
- **MENA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-mena)
- **mount** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-mount)
- **merit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-merit)
- **Megan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-megan)
- **meats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-meats)
- **meaty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meant-vs-meaty)

## Common misspellings (7)
`emant`, `maent`, `meannt`, `meantt`, `meatn`, `menat`, `mmeant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meant