Mean + gerund menyatakan hasil dari suatu tindakan atau sesuatu yang akan dibutuhkan. Kata mean dapat digantikan dengan kata involve (melibatkan).
Contoh
- If you take that job in London it will mean travelling for two hours every day.
- We could take the ferry to France, but that will mean spending a night in a hotel.
- Buying this jacket now means not buying another until next year.
- Leaving school would mean finding a job.
Mean + infinitive menyatakan tujuan atau rencana. Kata mean dapat digantikan dengan kata intend (bertujuan).
Contoh
- Did you mean to dial this number?
- I mean to finish this job by the end of the week!
- I didn't mean to hurt you.
- I meant to return the books on time.