Mean to do/ mean ~ing
"In other words, "face the music" means to accept an inevitable punishment."
What I know is that 'mean to do' refers to intend to do while 'mean ~ing (gerund)' is as same as 'refer to' in meaning.
Then is the above sentence ungrammatical or is it okay to put an infinitive after mean to indicate 'refer to'?
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Michelle Cha What I know is that 'mean to do' refers to intend to do Also, as in the case you have presented, it can be part of a definition. Here you have an implied infinitive being equated to another infinitive. To "Face the music" means to accept an inevitable punishment.
- Michelle Cha What I know is that 'mean to do' refers to intend to do Also, as in the case you have presented, it can be part of a definition.
- Here you have an implied infinitive being equated to another infinitive.
- To "Face the music" means to accept an inevitable punishment.
- Michelle Cha is the above sentence ungrammatical No, it's fine as explained above.
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Michelle ChaWhat I know is that 'mean to do' refers to intend to do
Also, as in the case you have presented, it can be part of a definition. Here you have an implied infinitive being equated to another infinitive.
To "Face the music" means to accept an inevitable punishment.
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