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Kai
English question
Hi friends, What does "you meant to ask" mean? like what does someone mean by saying "he meant to ask her to be french?"
May 25, 2019 11:02 AM
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It means 'forgot to ask'. He had previously wanted to ask someone to do something but he forgot. It could be 'he meant to ask her if she was French or not'.
'Oh no! I meant to ask him if he can come to dinner tomorrow but I forgot!'
It could also mean that someone made a mistake or the listener didn't understand - what I MEANT to ask was 'are you French', but I said German by mistake! Teacher Zowee :)
May 25, 2019
Thanks teacher Sanja
May 27, 2019
Hi Kai Sanja here...yes it mean that person had an attention to ask, he/she planned to ask but forgot. It is like expression. If you are interested in to learn English expressions and speak in advanced level, lead conversation please take a look on my lessons package - "Master conversational English - 500+ English idioms and expressions",
https://www.italki.com/teacher/6223632/course/83206
Hope to see you soon,
Teacher Sanja
May 25, 2019
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Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien), English, Indonesian, Malay, Russian
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Chinese (Cantonese), English, Indonesian, Malay, Russian
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