mean the whole world to en · VERB
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of mean the world to.
alt of mean the world to
That Mr Stink had saved up all his pennies to buy her something meant the whole world to her. “I will treasure this for ever, I promise.”
2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Little Star”, in Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 263:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| means the whole world to | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| meaning the whole world to | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| meant the whole world to | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| meant the whole world to | Tense=Past | lexicographic |