Emotions & feelings

mean a lot

be emotionally important

To be very important or special to someone emotionally.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Did you like the present?

Yes, it means a lot to me.

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Your support has meant a lot to me this year.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Your message means me a lot.

Say: Your message means a lot to me.

Put “a lot” before “to me,” and use “mean” with the thing that has emotional importance.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

mean a lot to someone; meant a lot to me

Your turn: say it out loud

Your support has meant a lot to me this year.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

mean a lot

be emotionally important

“Your support has meant a lot to me this year.”

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