ALL meanings of means
mean
M m - noun means An action or system by which a result is brought about ; a method. 1
- verb with object means to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. Synonyms: contemplate. 1
- verb with object means to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain. 1
- verb with object means to intend to express or indicate: What do you mean by “liberal”? 1
- verb with object means to have as its sense or signification; signify: The word “freedom” means many things to many people. Synonyms: denote, indicate; import, imply, connote. 1
- verb with object means to bring, cause, or produce as a result: This bonus means that we can take a trip to Florida. 1
- verb with object means to have (certain intentions) toward a person: He didn't mean you any harm. 1
- verb with object means to have the value of; assume the importance of: Money means everything to them. She means the world to him. 1
- verb without object means to be minded or disposed; have intentions: Beware, she means ill, despite her solicitous manner. 1
- idioms means by all means, (in emphasis) certainly: Go, by all means. at any cost; without fail. 1
- idioms means by any means, in any way; at all: We were not surprised at the news by any means. 1
- idioms means by means of, with the help of; by the agency of; through: We crossed the stream by means of a log. 1
- idioms means by no means, in no way; not at all: The prize is by no means certain. 1
- noun means 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. 1
- noun means means. available resources, especially money: They lived beyond their means. considerable financial resources; riches: a man of means. 1
- noun means something that is midway between two extremes; something intermediate: to seek a mean between cynicism and blind faith. 1
- noun means 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. 1
- noun means Statistics. expected value. See mathematical expectation (def 2). 1
- noun means Logic. the middle term in a syllogism. 1
- adjective means 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. 1
- noun means plural of mean. 0
- noun means (Countable Noun) (singular and plural) An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose. 0
- noun means (Uncountable Noun) (plural only) Resources; riches. 0
- verb means third-person singular simple present indicative form of mean. 0
- countable noun means A means of doing something is a method, instrument, or process which can be used to do it. Means is both the singular and the plural form for this use. 0
- noun plural means You can refer to the money that someone has as their means. 0
- noun means the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end 0
- noun means resources or income 0
- noun means considerable wealth or income 0
- noun plural means that by which something is done or obtained; agency 0
- noun plural means resources or available wealth; often, specif., great wealth; riches 0