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mean — mean1 [mēn] vt. meant [ment] meaning [ME menen < OE mænan, to mean, tell, complain, akin to Ger meinen, to have in mind, have as opinion < IE base * meino , opinion, intent > OIr mian, wish, desire] 1. to have in mind; intend; purpose… … English World dictionary
mean — [adj1] ungenerous close, greedy, mercenary, mingy, miserly, niggard, parsimonious, penny pinching*, penurious, rapacious, scrimpy, selfish, stingy, tight, tight fisted*; concept 334 Ant. generous, kind, unselfish mean [adj2] hostile, rude bad… … New thesaurus
mean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. humble; ignoble; in significant; stingy, miserly; sor did, niggardly. See parsimony, servility, badness. II Midway Nouns mean, medium; average, normal, rule, balance; mediocrity, generality;… … English dictionary for students
mean — Synonyms and related words: Herculean, Lenten, Mickey Mouse, OK, Spartan, abject, abominable, absolutely, abstemious, abstruse, abysmal, ace high, add up to, affect, agency, agent, ailing, aim, aim at, allegorize, allude to, amidships, apparatus … Moby Thesaurus
mean — mean1 /meen/, v., meant, meaning. v.t. 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… … Universalium
mean — I [[t]mi͟ːn[/t]] VERB USES ♦ means, meaning, meant (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB: no cont If you want to know what a word, code, signal, or gesture means, you… … English dictionary
mean — 1 /mi:n/ verb (T) past tense and past participle meant /ment/ 1 HAVE A PARTICULAR MEETING (not in progressive) to have or represent a particular meaning: What does Konbanwa mean in English? It means Good Evening . | The red light means Stop . |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mean — 1. v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1 a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one s purpose or intention; have in mind (they really mean mischief; I didn t mean to break it). b (foll. by by) have as a motive in explanation (what do you mean by… … Useful english dictionary
mean — I [[t]min[/t]] v. meant, mean•ing 1) to have in mind as one s purpose or intention; intend 2) to intend for a particular destiny: They were meant for each other[/ex] 3) to intend to express or indicate: What do you mean by “perfect”?[/ex] 4) to… … From formal English to slang
mean — I v 1. intend, have in mind, have in heart, have in view; contemplate, think of, talk of, dream of; purpose, plan, have plans or intentions, expect; aspire to, hope to, aim to, drive at, strive for, work for, labor for, pursue. 2. meant for made… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
