The Clue
"That's not what I ___!" (5 letter answer)
The Answer
MEANT
Tags
Notes
The answer MEANT is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
Related Clues
Connoted
Deliberate
Destined (for)
Fated (for)
Foreordained
Implied
Intended
Planned
Signified
Stood for
Symbolized
Had in mind
Had significance
Had in view
Not accidental
Not inadvertent
Was serious, with "it"
"I ___ what I said"
Definition
MEAN as a verb:
1. (mean, intend) = mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
2. (entail, imply, mean) = have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
3. (mean, intend, signify, stand for) = denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
4. (intend, mean, think) = have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
5. have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
6. (think of, have in mind, mean) = intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
7. destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you"