How to pronounce “meant”
Say “meant” in one beat
meant
/mɛnt/
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- meantmɛnt
- IPA (American)
- /mɛnt/
- IPA (British)
- /mɛnt/
- Respelling
- MENT
- Syllables
- 1 — meant
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /mɛnt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “meant” means
- verb
mean or intend to express or convey
“You never understand what I mean!”
- verb
have as a logical consequence
“The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers”
- verb
denote or connote
“`maison' means `house' in French”
Say it in a sentence
“She meant to call her mother before the storm hit.”“meant”, answered
How do you pronounce “meant”?
“meant” is pronounced /mɛnt/ (MENT) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /mɛnt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “meant” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /mɛnt/ — a single beat.
What does “meant” mean?
As a verb: mean or intend to express or convey For example: “You never understand what I mean!” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “meant”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /mɛnt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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