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    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To have intended to do something for some time but not yet done it.
    I've been meaning to call you all week.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To have significance or importance.
    This victory has been meaning a lot to the team.

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    Why Do the Chinese Use Chopsticks

    05:41Why Do the Chinese Use Chopsticks
    • Now, I know that ever since we started this, you've been meaning to ask, "What the hell does Cardinal Richelieu have to do with any of this?"

      Now, I know that ever since we started this, you've been meaning to ask, "What the hell does Cardinal Richelieu have to do with any of this?"

    • Now, I know that ever since we started this you've been meaning to ask what the hell does Cardinal Richelieu have to do with any of this.

      Now, I know that ever since we started this you've been meaning to ask what the hell does Cardinal Richelieu have to do with any of this.

    B1

    Despicable Me 2 (3/10) Movie CLIP - Dr. Nefario Quits (2013) HD

    03:22Despicable Me 2 (3/10) Movie CLIP - Dr. Nefario Quits (2013) HD
    • Listen, Gru. There's something I've been meaning to talk to you about for some time now.

      Listen, Gru. There's something I've been meaning to talk to you about for some time now.

    • Listen, Gru, there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about for some time now.

      Listen, Gru, there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about for some time now.

    B2

    AI for Business Tip - Use GenAI to prep for negotiations

    03:40AI for Business Tip - Use GenAI to prep for negotiations
    • Try this right now on a topic you have been meaning to learn more about.

      Try this right now on a topic you have been meaning to learn more about.

    • Try this right now on a topic you have been meaning to learn more about.

      Try this right now on a topic you have been meaning to learn more about.

    B1

    A Guide to Personalising Books *grangerising*

    17:51A Guide to Personalising Books *grangerising*
    • I've got two books which I'm going to be focusing on. I've got Milton's Complete Shorter Poems but specifically The Mask at Ludlow Castle or Comus which is my favourite thing by Milton and I have some paintings that I've been meaning to stick in my copy for ages and so I'm actually going to do it today. And then as I said Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood. Now the first thing

      I've got two books which I'm going to be focusing on. I've got Milton's Complete Shorter Poems but specifically The Mask at Ludlow Castle or Comus which is my favourite thing by Milton and I have some paintings that I've been meaning to stick in my copy for ages and so I'm actually going to do it today. And then as I said Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood. Now the first thing

    • And I have some paintings that I've been meaning to stick in my copy for ages,

      And I have some paintings that I've been meaning to stick in my copy for ages,

    A2

    Young man comes out as gay to his traditional Asian parents l What Would You Do?

    08:12Young man comes out as gay to his traditional Asian parents l What Would You Do?
    • I've been meaning to tell you guys this for a long time.

      I've been meaning to tell you guys this for a long time.

    • I've been meaning to tell you guys this for a long time.

      I've been meaning to tell you guys this for a long time.

    A2

    Adam Ruins Everything - Most Controversial Ruins (Mashup) | truTV

    32:29Adam Ruins Everything - Most Controversial Ruins (Mashup) | truTV
    • You know, I've been meaning to read this.

      You know, I've been meaning to read this.

    • You know, I've been meaning to read this.

      You know, I've been meaning to read this.

    B1

    How To Be A Better Friend To Others

    09:07How To Be A Better Friend To Others
    • The friend who's always been there for you, or maybe the one who you've been meaning to reconnect with.

      The friend who's always been there for you, or maybe the one who you've been meaning to reconnect with.

    • The friend who's always been there for you, or maybe the one who you've been meaning to reconnect with?

      The friend who's always been there for you, or maybe the one who you've been meaning to reconnect with?

    A2

    A Day in the Life of an American Housewife in Japan 🇯🇵

    17:31A Day in the Life of an American Housewife in Japan 🇯🇵
    • This is a typical day in my life, catching up on some housework and taking some time off of my business to do some things that I've been meaning to do.

      This is a typical day in my life, catching up on some housework and taking some time off of my business to do some things that I've been meaning to do.

    • This is a typical day in my life, catching up on some housework and taking some time off of my business to do some things that I've been meaning to do.

      This is a typical day in my life, catching up on some housework and taking some time off of my business to do some things that I've been meaning to do.

    B1

    Time | Learn English quickly | English learning Conversation | English Speaking | Episode 11

    16:45Time | Learn English quickly | English learning Conversation | English Speaking | Episode 11
    • Yeah, I've been meaning to talk to you about that.

      Yeah, I've been meaning to talk to you about that.

    • Yeah, I've been meaning to talk to you about that.

      Yeah, I've been meaning to talk to you about that.

    A2

    Nicholas Tse: "Passion & Innovation" | Talks at Google

    52:18Nicholas Tse: "Passion & Innovation" | Talks at Google
    • Been meaning to ask you about a show that you did called Celebrity Chef: East versus West.

      Been meaning to ask you about a show that you did called Celebrity Chef: East versus West.

    • OK, I've been meaning to ask you about a show

      OK, I've been meaning to ask you about a show

    A2