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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Meant to be?

Hi! everyone Could you please tell me the correct use of "meant to be or do"?
1-I meant to do my work at 9:00 Am(Now it is 11:00 Am)
2-I was supposed to do my work at 9:00:Am (Now it is 11:00 Am)
Are these both mean the same?And I also want to know that I heard that Meant to be,destined,and fortuned are same Did I hear correct? And in the past tense do these all mean that we didn't do the work or something couldn't happen because of of some reason in the past? I mean If I use "destined" in the above sentence Would it mean the same as "suppose to do or meant to do"
Thanks!
  

Top answer

silak12 I meant to do my work I intended to do my work. This is not the same as "I was supposed to do my work". No.

— CalifJim

  • silak12 I meant to do my work I intended to do my work.
  • This is not the same as "I was supposed to do my work".
  • No.
  • silak12 Meant to be,destined,and fortuned are same Sometimes people use the expression, "It was meant to be".
  • They mean that there is nothing that can be done to change it.
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silak12I meant to do my work
I intended to do my work.

This is not the same as "I was supposed to do my work". No.
silak12Meant to be,destined,and fortuned are same
Sometimes people use the expression, "It was meant to be". They mean that there is nothing that can be done to change it. It is fatalistic. A
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And Is "was supposed to do" same as "was meant to do"?
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silak12And Is "was supposed to do" same as "was meant to do"?
No.

CJ
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Hi! Calif thanks for answering.Now I think I got it "meant to be means supposed to happen" Am I right now?
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silak12"meant to be means supposed to happen"
meant to be does not mean supposed to happen.

meant to be is more like intended to be.

Please read the posts above again.

CJ
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Yes! Thanks I got it ,2 hours after writing the last statement I mulled over the subject then I came to know that It doesn't mean that.Actually I read it in a site that supposed to happen =meant to be now I got it Thanks!
CalifJim silak12"meant to be means supposed to happen"meant to be does not mean supposed to happen.meant to be is more like intended to be.Please read the
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