Meaning

5 senses

  1. Used to correct an error or slip of the tongue.

  2. (colloquial)A delaying filler.

  3. (colloquial)A mild intensifier.

    I must say the title puts me off as well. I mean, come on. Is this supposed to be original or creative?

  4. (colloquial)An indication of approximation or uncertainty.

    I mean, it very well could be.

  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, mean.

Examples

823 sentences

  1. I didn't mean to hurt you.

    Я не хотів тебе образити. — deniko

    ruЯ не хотел причинить тебе боль. — Hellerick

    deIch wollte dir nicht weh tun. — Wolf

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  2. I didn't mean to do that.

    Я не хотів цього робити. — deniko

    ruЯ не собирался этого делать. — Wadimiy

    deDas war nicht meine Absicht. — kroko

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  3. I meant it as a joke.

    Це був лише жарт. — shanghainese

    ruЯ просто пошутил. — marafon

    deDas sollte ein Witz sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Do you know what I mean?

    Розумієш, що я маю на увазі? — deniko

    ruТы понимаешь, о чём я? — afyodor

    deWeißt du, was ich meine? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Do you understand what I mean?

    Розумієш, що я маю на увазі? — deniko

    ruТы понимаешь, о чём я? — afyodor

    deVerstehst du, was ich sagen will? — MUIRIEL

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Translations

2 languages

Synonyms

3 synonyms
delaying filler:likeA1wellA1you know

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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