Most Common English Words: MEAN/MEANTⓂ️

The word, "mean". - A content word. 

As with so many words in English, this word can be used

different ways, a noun, a verb, or an adjective.

Mean. 

M consonant, EE vowel, N consonant - mean. 

Now notice in the past tense,  the word changes, becomes meant. 

This is an irregular verb,  so it's not an ED ending, 

and adding that letter T,  changes the pronunciation. 

It's no longer the EE vowel but  it's the EH as in bed vowel. 

Meant, meant. You'll often hear  

this as a stop T if the next word begins  with a consonant, like in the phrase "I  

meant that." Meant, meant.