meant for (someone)
idiom
informal
: perfectly suited for (someone)
You were meant for me and I was meant for you.
I'm not surprised that they have such a happy marriage. I always knew that they were meant for each other.
Examples of meant for (someone) in a Sentence
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While trains of this caliber are meant for teens, Willie Johnson, supervising engineer at Irvine Park Railroad, says HO-scale trains can be used by kids as young as 7 years old with adult supervision.
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Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Apr. 2024
Any creams or makeup meant for your eye area should be replaced every three months.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 21 Apr. 2024
Additionally, the Israeli government said Hamas often steals aid meant for civilians.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
So far, 21 tiny homes meant for single occupancy have been built on the four-acre lot with space for two more.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
Newsom proposed cutting $248 million meant for the program over three years — about half its total budget.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
No one has said how many restaurants McGiveron targeted or how much money changed hands and what that's meant for the restaurants.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2024
Mode two is meant for balanced cleaning and increases those settings to four, six, and six respectively.
—PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
A couple who own an online gun store based in Utah never delivered hundreds of thousands of dollars in purchases, including some meant for Ukraine, federal authorities say.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 21 Apr. 2024
Any creams or makeup meant for your eye area should be replaced every three months.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 21 Apr. 2024
Additionally, the Israeli government said Hamas often steals aid meant for civilians.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
So far, 21 tiny homes meant for single occupancy have been built on the four-acre lot with space for two more.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
Newsom proposed cutting $248 million meant for the program over three years — about half its total budget.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
No one has said how many restaurants McGiveron targeted or how much money changed hands and what that's meant for the restaurants.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2024
Mode two is meant for balanced cleaning and increases those settings to four, six, and six respectively.
—PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
A couple who own an online gun store based in Utah never delivered hundreds of thousands of dollars in purchases, including some meant for Ukraine, federal authorities say.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Meant for (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meant%20for%20%28someone%29. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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