meant to (be/do something)

idiom

1

: intended to (do or be something)

I was never meant to teach.

They knew as soon as they met that they were meant to be together.

I thought we could be friends, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

2

British : supposed to (be or do something)

The buses are meant to arrive every 15 minutes.

Brighton is meant to be very beautiful at this time of year.

Examples of meant to (be/do something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

They're meant to serve as a one-stop shop for all your mobile needs — for example, having taxi-hailing and food ordering in the same place as payment and messaging services. —Ryan Browne, CNBC, 18 June 2025

Knowles’ Ilia edit is meant to serve as an extension of her unquenchable sound and continued creative expression. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 18 June 2025

These systems are meant to keep up with modern war, which is changing faster than the military’s normal supply process. —Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025

Cadence’s voiceovers are poetic and thoughtful; however, the jarring interludes of barely distinguishable images meant to represent her fractured mind are distracting. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2025