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[1] to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work.
[2] to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other.
[3] to intend to express or indicate: What do you mean by “liberal”?
[4] to have as its sense or signification; signify: The word “freedom” means many things to many people.
[5] to bring, cause, or produce as a result: This bonus means that we can take a trip to Florida.
[6] to have (certain intentions) toward a person: He didn't mean you any harm.
[7] to have the value of; assume the importance of: Money means everything to them. She means the world to him.
[8] to be minded or disposed; have intentions: Beware, she means ill, despite her solicitous manner.
[9] mean well , to have good intentions; try to be kind or helpful: Her constant queries about your health must be tiresome, but I'm sure she means well.
[10] offensive, selfish, or unaccommodating; nasty; malicious: a mean remark; He gets mean when he doesn't get his way.
[11] small-minded or ignoble: mean motives.
[12] penurious, stingy, or miserly: a person who is mean about money.
[13] inferior in grade, quality, or character: no mean reward.
[14] low in status, rank, or dignity: mean servitors.
[15] of little importance or consequence: mean little details.
[16] unimposing or shabby: a mean abode.
[17] small, humiliated, or ashamed: You should feel mean for being so stingy.
[18] Informal . in poor physical condition.
[19] troublesome or vicious; bad-tempered: a mean old horse.
[20] Slang . skillful or impressive: He blows a mean trumpet.
[21] Usually means . (used with a singular or plural verb ) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end: The telephone is a means of communication. There are several means of solving the problem.
[22] means, available resources, especially money: They lived beyond their means. considerable financial resources; riches: a man of means.
[23] something that is midway between two extremes; something intermediate: to seek a mean between cynicism and blind faith.
[24] Mathematics . a quantity having a value intermediate between the values of other quantities; an average, especially the arithmetic mean. either the second or third term in a proportion of four terms.
[25] Statistics . expected value. See mathematical expectation(def 2) .
[26] Logic . the middle term in a syllogism.
[27] occupying a middle position or an intermediate place, as in kind, quality, degree, or time: a mean speed; a mean course; the mean annual rainfall.
[28] (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to intend to convey or express
[29] (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) intend she didn't mean to hurt it
[30] (may take a clause as object) to say or do in all seriousness the boss means what he says about strikes
[31] (often passive often foll by for ) to destine or design (for a certain person or purpose) she was meant for greater things
[32] (may take a clause as object) to denote or connote; signify; represent examples help show exactly what a word means
[33] (may take a clause as object) to produce; cause the weather will mean long traffic delays
[34] (may take a clause as object) to foretell; portend those dark clouds mean rain
[35] to have the importance of money means nothing to him
[36] (intr) to have the intention of behaving or acting (esp in the phrases mean well or mean ill )
[37] mean business to be in earnest
[38] mainly British miserly, ungenerous, or petty
[39] humble, obscure, or lowly he rose from mean origins to high office
[40] despicable, ignoble, or callous a mean action
[41] poor or shabby mean clothing ; a mean abode
[42] informal , mainly US and Canadian bad-tempered; vicious
[43] informal ashamed he felt mean about not letting the children go to the zoo
[44] informal , mainly US unwell; in low spirits
[45] slang excellent; skilful he plays a mean trombone
[46] no mean of high quality no mean performer difficult no mean feat
[47] the middle point, state, or course between limits or extremes
[48] moderation
[49] maths the second and third terms of a proportion, as b and c in a/b = c/d another name for average (def. 2) See also geometric mean
[50] statistics a statistic obtained by multiplying each possible value of a variable by its probability and then taking the sum or integral over the range of the variable
[51] intermediate or medium in size, quantity, etc
[52] occurring halfway between extremes or limits; average

Words related to Mean

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Words nearby Mean

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Origin of Mean

31300–50; Middle English mene < Middle French meen, variant of meien < Latin mediānus; see median

Words that may be confused with Mean

mean, median

Word origin for Mean

C14: via Anglo-Norman from Old French moien, from Late Latin mediānus median

Synonyms for Mean

greedy, selfish, close, mercenary, niggard, penny-pinching, mingy, miserly, parsimonious, penurious, rapacious, scrimpy, stingy, tight, tight-fisted