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Sabrynazulkyflyyy Posted 9 years ago
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What does this mean?

What does "mean someone" mean?

For example,

"He didn't mean her well."

  

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sabrynazulkyflyyy What does "mean someone" mean? It doesn't mean anything to me. " This strikes me as an odd group of words that is supposed to mean that his intentions toward her were not good; maybe he intended to harm her in some way.

— CalifJim

  • sabrynazulkyflyyy What does "mean someone" mean?
  • It doesn't mean anything to me.
  • " This strikes me as an odd group of words that is supposed to mean that his intentions toward her were not good; maybe he intended to harm her in some way.
  • CJ
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sabrynazulkyflyyyWhat does "mean someone" mean?

It doesn't mean anything to me.

sabrynazulkyflyyy"He didn't mean her well."

This strikes me as an odd group of words that is supposed to mean that his intentions toward her were not good; maybe he intended to harm her in some way.

CJ

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In this case, 'mean' is a substitute for the word 'intend'.

He intended to harm her in some way.

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The basic idea deals with intention. He did not intend anything good for her.

Here's another common example. eg He did not mean her any harm, He did not intend any harm for her.

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sabrynazulkyflyyy"He didn't mean her well."

I have never seen "well" in such a sentence. These are natural and mean about the same thing.

He didn't mean to hurt her.
He didn't mean her harm.
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