Will you ever say ' I'm meaning' or ' I was meaning'? Grammars will give instructions that you say ' I mean', ' I meant', but do not say ' I'm meaning', ' I was meaning' when 'mean' means ' intend to say' . And the uses of the latter are really much less than the former if you search. But I've found some uses of the former, acturlly, like ---- He is meaning the media. ---- I was meaning something more subtle. I think the 'logic' is when you are talking about a state, you say 'I mean/I meant', and when you are talking about an action, you say 'I'm meaning/I was meanig', just as the way you use 'think'. I think that... I'm thinking about the problem. But language is not all logical. So I'm wondering ● what you think about my 'logic'( if only you think it illogical, please do not hesitate to say no), or, if you think the use is correct and natural. ● if you have ever used 'mean' this way. ● if not ever used, what verbs, if any, you'd choose, or how you'll express the meaing of ' be meaning'.