All mean synonyms
mean
M m verb mean
- represent β to present again or anew.
- suggest β to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
- spell β a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
- say β assay.
- portend β to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- involve β to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- indicate β to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- imply β implies
- promise β a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- propose β to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- make β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- aim β If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
- design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- want β to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- anticipate β If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- plan β a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- herald β (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- argue β If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- name β a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning βgood news,β comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- purport β to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
- attest β To attest something or attest to something means to say, show, or prove that it is true.
- betoken β If something betokens something else, it is a sign of this thing.
- intimate β associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- denote β If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it.
- foreshadow β to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- connote β If a word or name connotes something, it makes you think of a particular idea or quality.
- foretell β to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy.
- adumbrate β to outline; give a faint indication of
- augur β If something augurs well or badly for a person or a future situation, it is a sign that things will go well or badly.
- import β to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- symbolize β to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- presage β a presentiment or foreboding.
- allude β If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way.
- designate β When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
- desire β A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- resolve β to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- fate β something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.
- wish β to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning.
- direct β to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- predestine β to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- preordain β to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- contemplate β If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
- purpose β the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- suit β a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- aspire β If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.
- destine β to set apart or appoint (for a certain purpose or person, or to do something); intend; design
- match β a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
adjective mean
- scruffy β untidy; shabby.