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v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To intend to do something.
She always means to call, but she forgets.
phr.PhraseIntends to do something.
She always means to call her mother, but she forgets.
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How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
- It means to kill someone.
It means to kill someone.
- For instance, "murder" is a thick concept that contains a description – it means to kill someone.
For instance, "murder" is a thick concept that contains a description – it means to kill someone.
How to Describe a Day Off in English!
- So to sleep in of course means to sleep longer in the morning than you normally do.
So to sleep in of course means to sleep longer in the morning than you normally do.
- So to sleep in, of course, means to sleep longer in the morning than you normally do.
So to sleep in, of course, means to sleep longer in the morning than you normally do.
Get the vocab - Learn English with The Big Bang Theory! - S01E01
- now talking about a person, "to be a mess" means to be
now talking about a person, "to be a mess" means to be
- Now, talking about a person, to be a messy means to be very confused in life or very stressed.
Now, talking about a person, to be a messy means to be very confused in life or very stressed.
7 YEARS IN JAPAN // MY REGRETS AND WEIRD EXPERIENCES
- Meeting Duncan, obviously, because you guys know what he means to me.
Meeting Duncan, obviously, because you guys know what he means to me.
- Meeting Duncan. Obviously! Because, I mean, you guys know what he means to me.
Meeting Duncan. Obviously! Because, I mean, you guys know what he means to me.
Rubiales quits: BBC News Review
- Yes. And you could also fall out with someone, and that is a phrasal verb and it means to have an argument or a disagreement with someone.
Yes. And you could also fall out with someone, and that is a phrasal verb and it means to have an argument or a disagreement with someone.
- and it means to have an argument or a disagreement with someone.
and it means to have an argument or a disagreement with someone.
Junk food addiction: BBC News Review
- It's metaphorical. So, 'slap' here means to put a label on to the junk food quickly and urgently.
It's metaphorical. So, 'slap' here means to put a label on to the junk food quickly and urgently.
- And there's another use of 'slap' as a phrasal verb with 'down' and it means to criticise someone's suggestion.
And there's another use of 'slap' as a phrasal verb with 'down' and it means to criticise someone's suggestion.
3 ways English learners shoot themselves in the foot!
- To shoot oneself in the foot means to make a situation worse for oneself without meaning to, without intending to.
To shoot oneself in the foot means to make a situation worse for oneself without meaning to, without intending to.
- means to make a situation worse for oneself
means to make a situation worse for oneself
Why going to the cinema is good for you | BBC Ideas
- Be around a fire or in front of a cinema screen is just fundamental to what it means to be human.
Be around a fire or in front of a cinema screen is just fundamental to what it means to be human.
- is just fundamental to what it means to be human.
is just fundamental to what it means to be human.
Fake accident: YouTuber jailed: BBC News Review
- 'Gain' is the word that we are looking at and you probably already know this as a verb which means to get something useful or positive.
'Gain' is the word that we are looking at and you probably already know this as a verb which means to get something useful or positive.
- as a verb which means to get something useful or positive.
as a verb which means to get something useful or positive.
The Vocabulary Show: Kitchens & cooking - Learn 28 English words and phrases in 11 minutes! ??
- 'Whet', W-H-E-T, is an old English word which means 'to sharpen', so when we talk about 'whetting our appetite', be sure to include the H, W-H-E-T.
'Whet', W-H-E-T, is an old English word which means 'to sharpen', so when we talk about 'whetting our appetite', be sure to include the H, W-H-E-T.
- OK. I'm sure most of you are familiar with the word 'prepare', which means to get something ready or to make something for later on,
OK. I'm sure most of you are familiar with the word 'prepare', which means to get something ready or to make something for later on,