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I am puzzled with the following sentence. Here goes: "Call him out on that!! "Did you mean for that to sound passive agressive?" Does

Call him out on that!! Did you mean for that to sound passive aggressive?

Does "mean for that" mean the same as "mean by that"?

I am puzzled with the following sentence. Here goes: "Call him out on that!! "Did you mean for that to sound passive agressive?" Does "mean for that" mean the same as "mean by that"?

I am puzzled with the following sentence. Here goes:

Call him out on that!! Did you mean for that to sound passive aggressive?

Does "mean for that" mean the same as "mean by that"?

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meanin of the word "mean" in context

I am puzzled with the following sentence. Here goes: "Call him out on that!! "Did you mean for that to sound passive agressive?" Does "mean for that" mean the same as "mean by that"?