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   Mean

   /mēn/

   

   verb

   • 1. intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify: "I don't know what you mean" Similar signifyconveydenotedesignateindicateconnoteshowexpressspell outstand forrepresentsymbolizeimplypurportsuggestallude tointimatehint atinsinuatedrive atrefer toinformal:get atliterary:betoken
   • ▪ (of a word) have (something) as its signification in the same language or its equivalent in another language: "its name means “painted rock” in Cherokee"
   • ▪ genuinely intend to convey or express (something): "when she said that before, she meant it"
   • ▪ be of some specified importance to (someone), especially as a source of benefit or object of affection: "animals have always meant more to him than people"
   • 2. intend (something) to occur or be the case: "they mean no harm" Similar intendaimplandesignhave in mindhave in viewcontemplatethink ofpurposeproposehave plansset outaspiredesirewantwishexpect
   • ▪ be supposed or intended to do something: "we were meant to go over yesterday"
   • ▪ design or destine for a particular purpose: "the jacket was meant for a much larger person" Similar destinepredestinefatepreordainordainintenddesign
   • ▪ have as a motive or excuse in explanation: "what do you mean by leaving me out here in the cold?" Similar matterhave importancehave significancebe importantbe significanthave an input on
   • 3. have as a consequence or result: "the proposals are likely to mean another hundred closures" Similar entailinvolvenecessitatelead toresult ingive rise tobring aboutcauseengenderproduceeffect
   • ▪ necessarily or usually entail or involve: "coal stoves mean a lot of smoke"

   Word Origin Old Englishmænan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch meenen and German meinen, from an Indo-European root shared by mind.

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2. www.thefreedictionary.com › meanMean - definition of mean by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To be used to convey; denote: "'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things'" (Lewis Carroll). b. To act as a symbol of; signify or represent: In this poem, the budding flower means youth. 2.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › meanMean - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Mean is one of those ordinary, everyday words with lots of different meanings. The adjective mean can describe someone who's stingy or ungenerous, but it also means "unkind or unfair," which is what a little kid intends to convey when she yells at her mother, "You're mean!"

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMEAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · The mean is a number that is the average of a set of numbers. Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean. ...the mean score for 26-year-olds. Synonyms: average, middle, balance, norm More Synonyms of mean.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMEAN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to intend to do something: I didn't mean to hurt her. mean verb [T] (RESULT) B1. to have a particular result: These changes will mean better health care for everyone. [ + (that) ] It doesn't mean that you can stop working. mean verb [T] (SERIOUS) to be serious about something that you have said:

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmean noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   mean (between A and B) a quality, condition, or way of doing something that is in the middle of two extremes and better than either of them. He needed to find a mean between frankness and rudeness. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmean verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of mean verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. mean. verb. /miːn/ Verb Forms. Idioms. have as meaning. (not used in the progressive tenses) (of a word) to have something as a meaning in the same or another language. mean something What does this sentence mean? What does ‘lark’ mean? The word ‘Kuching’ means ‘cat’ in Malay.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEFINE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DEFINE meaning: 1. to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is: 2. to explain and describe the…. Learn more.