What is mean by or meant by?
The phrase is “what is meant by […]” because meant is the part participle of mean. To say “what is mean by” is an error that no native English speaker would make. Compare other verbs in similar constructions: Please listen to the troops’ grumblings and report what is said by them.
What is meant by use?
1 : to put into action or service : avail oneself of : employ. 2 : to expend or consume by putting to use —often used with up.
What I meant with or by?
Both might be OK in the right context, but “meant by” is prevalent and very acceptable, while “meant with” is in the “questionable” to “not good” range. “Mean by” can be paraphrased as “intending to convey, communicate.” “What do you mean by that?” “What does he mean by ‘perfect’?” Etc.
What was ment?
1a : concrete result, object, or agent of a (specified) action embankment. b : concrete means or instrument of a (specified) action entertainment. 2a : action : process development. b : place of a (specified) action encampment.
Is ment a real word?
“Ment” is not a word, while “meant” is. One may also ask, what do you mean by ment? Ment is defined as a result, condition, process or is defined as of doing something. An example of ment is movement, which is the changing of position.
What word ends with ment?
disappointment
- disappointment.
- accomplishment.
- understatement.
- acknowledgment.
- discouragement.
- arrondissement.
- divertissement.
- noninvolvement.
What word ends with less?
8-letter words that end in less
- wireless.
- homeless.
- seamless.
- needless.
- helpless.
- harmless.
- reckless.
- hopeless.
What word has ment in it?
14 letter words containing ment
- disappointment.
- accomplishment.
- aforementioned.
- understatement.
- acknowledgment.
- fundamentalism.
- sentimentality.
- discouragement.
What word ends with ful?
6-letter words that end in ful
- useful.
- lawful.
- joyful.
- sinful.
- artful.
- wilful.
- rueful.
- woeful.
What word ends with Ive?
11-letter words that end in ive
- competitive.
- alternative.
- perspective.
- interactive.
- legislative.
- prospective.
- consecutive.
- progressive.
What is a word with ful in it?
a suffix meaning “full of,” “characterized by” (shameful; beautiful; careful; thoughtful); “tending to,” “able to” (wakeful; harmful); “as much as will fill” (spoonful).
What is the difference between ful and full?
Full can be an adjective, noun, adverb or verb whereas “ful” is a suffix you put behind words or latin stems to make them into adjectives.
How do you spell 4?
That’s right: the word for the number 4 is four, but ten times that is 40, which is spelled forty.
Why do we use ful?
When do we use suffix ‘full’ and ‘ful’? – Quora. Full is not a suffix, which is why the suffix ‘ful’ only has one L. When you turn an adjective into an adverb you add ‘ly’ on the end so sucessful becomes successfully, or beautiful becomes beautifully, etc.
How do you spell fall?
Correct spelling for the English word “fall” is [fˈɔːl], [fˈɔːl], [f_ˈɔː_l] (IPA phonetic alphabet).
What do less mean?
less(a)adjective. (comparative of `little’ usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree. “of less importance”; “less time to spend with the family”; “a shower uses less water”; “less than three years old” lessadjective. (usually preceded by `no’) lower in quality.
What does Y mean?
Y means “Why?” and “You or Yours”.
Are Less Than Meaning?
Not at all or hardly at all. For example, He had a less than favorable view of the matter, or She had a less than adequate grasp of the subject. This expression uses less in the sense of “a smaller quantity, number, or extent than is implied,” a usage dating from about a.d. 1000.