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   mean

   /miːn/

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   • 1. intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); 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 express (something): "when she said that she meant it"
   • ▪ be of a specified degree of importance to (someone): "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 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 something as a motive or explanation in saying or doing: "what do you mean by leaving me out here in the cold?" Similar matterhave importancehave significancebe importantbe significanthave an input on
   • ▪ be generally considered to be: "this one's meant to be priceless"
   • 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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   What does mean mean in English?

   • mean a lot, nothing, something, etc. to It wasn't a valuable picture but it meant a lot to me. mean nothing to Possessions mean nothing to him. We use mean to explain or ask what a word or phrase refers to. We form questions with mean with the auxiliary verb do: … We use I mean very commonly in speaking as a discourse marker.

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   What does mean mean in math?

   • average, mean, median, norm mean something that represents a middle point. average is the quotient obtained by dividing the sum total of a set of figures by the number of figures. mean may be the simple average or it may represent value midway between two extremes.

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   What is mean in statistics?

   • A number or quantity having a value that is intermediate between other numbers or quantities, especially an arithmetic mean or average. Either the second or third term of a proportion of four terms. In the proportion 2 3 = 4 6, the means are 3 and 4. In statistics, an average of a group of numbers or data points.

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   What does mean mean in slang?

   • 1. not generous (with money etc ). He's very mean (with his money / over pay). 2. likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance. It is mean to tell lies. 3. ( especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel. a mean mood. 4. (of a house etc) of poor quality; humble. a mean dwelling. ( also meany) ( slang) a mean, bad and selfish person.

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   MEAN definition: 1. to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact: 2. used to add emphasis to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of MEAN is to have in the mind as a purpose : intend —sometimes used interjectionally with I, chiefly in informal speech for emphasis or to introduce a phrase restating the point of a preceding phrase. How to use mean in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mean.

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   Mean definition: to have in mind as one's purpose or intention. See examples of MEAN used in a sentence.

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   n. 1. Something having a position, quality, or condition midway between extremes; a medium. 2. Mathematics. a. A number that typifies a set of numbers, such as a geometric mean or an arithmetic mean. b. The average value of a set of numbers.

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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!"

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   Learn the definition and usage of the word mean as a verb, adjective and noun. Find out the different meanings of mean in different contexts, such as expressing, intending, resulting, being serious, important, unkind, violent, good and average.