And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult?
I do not think God meaneth to bid us do what we cannot do; and I cannot help it.
Dear heart, when God taketh His rod in hand, He meanethus to feel it.
Kate, when she was gone, "what meaneth Mistress Underhill by confession?
A man meanethnot alway every thing he saith," replied Dr Thorpe, somewhat ashamed.
Tell her, when the Lord holdeth forth an honeycomb, He would have her eat it, as assuredly as, when He giveth a cup of gall into her hand, He meaneth she should drink it.
To me he meaneth Egypt--Egypt meaneth but my son-- So I would take him swiftly toward the land where I belong To return to thee in safety when these troubles all are done.
Thus saith all the people of the Lord: What meaneth this transgression?
And when he had told this to his father, and brethren, his father rebuked him and said: What meaneth this dream that thou hast dreamed?
Joab also, hearing the sound of the trumpet, said: What meaneth this noise of the city in an uproar?
And they were all astonished, and wondered, saying one to another: What meaneth this?
And Heli heard the noise of the cry, and he said: What meaneth the noise of this uproar?
And Samuel said: What meaneth then this bleating of the flocks, which soundeth in my ears, and the lowing of the herds, which I hear?
And he meaneth to divide his substance among his sons: he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn, and prefer him before the son of the hated.
And I said to them: What meaneth the high place to which you go?
Then all the people turning themselves towards him, said: What meaneththis word that thou hast spoken?
He meaneth he will send for thee," said Wulf, walking on at the side of Ulric.
That is, whomeaneth well, and performeth his duty for the most part, but not perfectly 1 Al Beidâwi.
Moreover, GOD will not be ashamed to propound in a parable a gnat, or even a more despicable thing:u for they who believe will know it to be the truth from their LORD; but the unbelievers will say, What meaneth GOD by this parable?
And they answered, "Of a surety, she meaneth not otherwise than well, O Commander of the Faithful.
FN#86] Quoth the Khalif to those who were present with him, "Know ye what this woman meaneth by her saying?
Since all men confesse (that be not barbarously bred) that men are borne as well to seeke the common commoditie of their Countrey, as their owne priuate benefite, it may seeme follie to perswade that point, for each man meaneth so to doe.
What a tedious thing is it to read long disputes between many papists and protestants, about justification, while by justification one meaneth one thing, and another meaneth quite another thing!
Our poor Atlantis is much perplexed, and writes that she is sure her husband meaneth not to undervalue the Holy Supper, and that in very truth they find their Saviour present there as we do.
Quoth he, "Tell me what meaneth this talk and what hath straitened thy breast and troubled thy temper.
Quoth he, "Tell me truly what this meaneth or I will lay violent hands on thee forthright.
And indeed he spoke sooth in the words, 'Whoso saith the world meaneth woman.
To handle this a little, and to shew you what the apostle here means by naming of the name of Christ: he meaneth not an irreligious naming of that worthy name, nor those that name it irreligiously.
So that though Christ doth say, 'There was a certain rich man,' yet you must understand he meaneth all the ungodly, rich or poor.
I do not think he meaneth the Garter for Lord Marlborough.
But what meaneth this youth of Jotapata, when he calleth my friend and companion Levi, the son of Ezra, delicate or enfeebled; and all because the advice of Levi is not the advice of Barabbas?
When we went forth from the chamber, Gorgias said, "What meaneth the Prophet?
Not so," said the other, "for he is busy in the south with the army; but our general meaneth to take order that Herod shall never hear of him.
Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
Then that knight said to Sir Gareth and to Lynette: "Messire, and thou, fair damsel, I know not what all this meaneth but haply you know.
Then Sir Blyant said to the folk of the castle: "Never let those chains be put upon his body again, for he is gentle and kind, and meaneth harm to no one.
As it were a lion of Cotswold; But now, to my question: What meaneth all this defensible array?
I you pray; The fool wotteth not he doth say; He meaneth that he will be profitable alway, And save you many things.
And truly we know not whether evil be meant for them that are on earth, or whether their Lord meaneth guidance for them.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "meaneth" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
