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MRA Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Meaning

Hi,

Would you please explain the meaning of this sentence?

"In the past, poverty, lack of education, and absence of opportunities meant their abilities may have gone undiscovered or undeveloped"

What is exactly the meaning of "meant" here?

  

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org/wiki/mean#Verb_2 : To result in; to bring about.

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  • org/wiki/mean#Verb_2 : To result in; to bring about.
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This is sense 4 at https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mean#Verb_2 :

To result in; to bring about.

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