mean — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

irregular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)mean
V2 (Past simple)meant
V3 (Past participle)meant
V-ing (Present participle)meaning
-s form (he / she / it)means
हिंदी अर्थमतलब होना

Where each form is used

Example sentence

“What does this word mean?”

Verbs near “mean”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
loselostlostखोनाirregular
mailmailedmailedडाक से भेजनाregular
makemademadeबनानाirregular
marchmarchedmarchedकूच करनाregular
markmarkedmarkedनिशान लगाना, अंक देनाregular
marrymarriedmarriedशादी करनाregular
measuremeasuredmeasuredमापनाregular
meetmetmetमिलनाirregular
meltmeltedmeltedपिघलनाregular
mentionmentionedmentionedउल्लेख करनाregular
mixmixedmixedमिलानाregular

Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.

Questions about “mean”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “mean”?

V1 (base form) is mean, V2 (past simple) is meant, and V3 (past participle) is meant. The -ing form is meaning and the he / she / it form is means.

Is “mean” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is meant, not meaned — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Meant at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.

What does “mean” mean in Hindi?

It means मतलब होना.

Is “mean” useful for IELTS?

Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.

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