Mean – English Verbs Conjugation

mean means meaning meant

Mean means to signify or intend. Irregular: mean-meant-meant.

Meanings

To signify
To intend
To be important to
To be unkind (adjective)

Common Collocations

mean to what do you mean mean business I mean meant to be

Tip for Learners

Irregular: mean-meant-meant. Mean business = be serious. Meant to be = destined. I mean = clarification phrase.

Present Simple

I	mean
you	mean
he/she/it	means
we	mean
they	mean

Examples - Present Simple

I mean what I say.
You mean a lot to me.
He means well despite his mistakes.
We mean no offense.
They mean business this time.

Present Continuous

I	am meaning
you	are meaning
he/she/it	is meaning
we	are meaning
they	are meaning

Examples - Present Continuous

I am meaning to call you back.
You are meaning to say something else.
She is meaning to help, not criticize.
We are meaning to visit soon.
They are meaning to fix the problem.

Present Perfect

I	have meant
you	have meant
he/she/it	has meant
we	have meant
they	have meant

Examples - Present Perfect

I have meant to tell you this.
You have meant everything to this family.
He has meant no harm.
We have meant to apologize for weeks.
They have meant well all along.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been meaning
you	have been meaning
he/she/it	has been meaning
we	have been meaning
they	have been meaning

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been meaning to contact you.
You have been meaning to visit.
She has been meaning to finish that book.
We have been meaning to renovate.
They have been meaning to expand.

Past Simple

I	meant
you	meant
he/she/it	meant
we	meant
they	meant

Examples - Past Simple

I meant every word I said.
You meant well but it backfired.
He meant no disrespect.
We meant to arrive earlier.
They meant to help, not hinder.

Past Continuous

I	was meaning
you	were meaning
he/she/it	was meaning
we	were meaning
they	were meaning

Examples - Past Continuous

I was meaning to call you yesterday.
You were meaning to tell me something.
She was meaning to apologize.
We were meaning to visit last week.
They were meaning to fix it.

Past Perfect

I	had meant
you	had meant
he/she/it	had meant
we	had meant
they	had meant

Examples - Past Perfect

I had meant to warn you earlier.
You had meant so much to her.
He had meant to be helpful.
We had meant to finish before deadline.
They had meant to stay longer.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been meaning
you	had been meaning
he/she/it	had been meaning
we	had been meaning
they	had been meaning

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been meaning to tell you for weeks.
You had been meaning to visit for months.
She had been meaning to quit.
We had been meaning to call.
They had been meaning to help.

Future Simple

I	will mean
you	will mean
he/she/it	will mean
we	will mean
they	will mean

Examples - Future Simple

I will mean every promise I make.
You will mean a lot to them.
He will mean no harm.
We will mean business.
They will mean well.

Future Continuous

I	will be meaning
you	will be meaning
he/she/it	will be meaning
we	will be meaning
they	will be meaning

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be meaning to finish this soon.
You will be meaning to call back.
She will be meaning to help.
We will be meaning to visit.
They will be meaning to respond.

Future Perfect

I	will have meant
you	will have meant
he/she/it	will have meant
we	will have meant
they	will have meant

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have meant to contact you.
You will have meant everything.
He will have meant no offense.
We will have meant to finish.
They will have meant well.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been meaning
you	will have been meaning
he/she/it	will have been meaning
we	will have been meaning
they	will have been meaning

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been meaning to call for weeks.
You will have been meaning to visit.
She will have been meaning to tell you.
We will have been meaning to fix it.
They will have been meaning to help.