meant to (be/do something)

idiom

: intended to (do or be something)

I was never meant to teach.

They knew as soon as they met that they were meant to be together.

I thought we could be friends, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

British : supposed to (be or do something)

The buses are meant to arrive every 15 minutes.

Brighton is meant to be very beautiful at this time of year.

Examples of meant to (be/do something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Courtesy of Ri Sharma The companies that manufacture GLP-1s have gone to lengths to assert that these medicines are not meant to be taken only temporarily. —

Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 July 2024 This is a festival that’s meant to celebrate Memphis blues, so why bring in somebody who’s a contemporary recording artist from Texas? —

Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 9 July 2024 Now Redbox feels as antiquated as the Blockbuster video stores it was meant to replace. —

Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 9 July 2024 Following the introduction of a new minimum-size booth option meant to attract small and midsize galleries, twenty-five galleries will debut in the main section. —

News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for meant to (be/do something)

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