27.means to give

[notletrest]

1.The expression means to give yourself away.
2. This means waiting.
3.I mean to do that.
My question is " to give" should be corrected into giving.Am I right?Thanks!

[Tdol]

No, it's fine to me, but I would italicise it:
This expression mean to give yourself away.

[notletrest]

No, it's fine to me, but I would italicise it:
This expression mean to give yourself away.

What do you think of 2.In my eyes , 1.=2. If 1. right, 2. is wrong.
Thanks!

[Tdol]

2 = This involves waiting
3 = I intend to do that

Where mean is similar to involve, then it's right to use a gerund. The first is different; it is giving a definition, which is why I put it in italics, to separate it from the rest- as a definition, it follows different rules and we normally use an infinitive for a definition.

[notletrest]

2 = This involves waiting
3 = I intend to do that

Where mean is similar to involve, then it's right to use a gerund. The first is different; it is giving a definition, which is why I put it in italics, to separate it from the rest- as a definition, it follows different rules and we normally use an infinitive for a definition.

I agree with you . Thank you!