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2007.09.04
Do you know what this expression means?
MEAN TO (do something) ~するつもりだ
- To mean to do something is to want and plan to do it.
- mean to とは、何かをしたいと思う、または、するつもりだ、という意味です。
- a: Aaaah!! ... Oh, John, don't sneak up on me like that!
b: Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I didn't know anyone was here. - I meant to tell you sooner, but I forgot about it until now.
- RITA: Please don't call me a girl - I'm 19 years old.
PAUL: Yes, I know. I meant to say “woman”. - (the first sentence of an e-mail)
Sorry this reply is so late. I've been meaning to write you for days. - a: I'm going to have lunch at the new Berlitz Bistro. Would you like to come?
b: Sure. I've been meaning to go there.
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