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Phrase(s): mean to (do something)
to intend to do something. • Did you mean to do that? • No, it was an accident. I didn’t mean to., Phrase(s): mean (for someone) to do something
to intend (for someone) to do something. • John meant to go with us to the zoo. • John meant for Jane to do the dishes.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Intend to, as in I meant to go running this morning but got up too late, or I'm sorry I broke it? I didn't mean to. This idiom was first recorded in 1560.
American Heritage Idioms