Meanverb
To intend.
Meanverb
(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
âI didn't mean to knock your tooth out.â; âI mean to go to Baddeck this summer.â; âI meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.â;
Meanverb
(intransitive) To have intentions of a given kind.
âDon't be angry; she meant well.â;
Meanverb
To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
âActually this desk was meant for the subeditor.â; âMan was not meant to question such things.â;
Meanverb
To convey meaning.
Meanverb
(transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
âI'm afraid I don't understand what you mean.â; âThe sky is red this morning—does that mean we're in for a storm?â;
Meanverb
(transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
âWhat does this hieroglyph mean?â;
Meanverb
(transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
âDoes she really mean what she said to him last night?â; âSay what you mean and mean what you say.â;
Meanverb
(transitive) To result in; to bring about.
âOne faltering step means certain death.â;
Meanverb
(transitive) To be important (to).
âMy home life means a lot to me.â;
Meanverb
To lament.
Meanadjective
(obsolete) Common; general.
Meanadjective
Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
âa man of mean parentageâ; â/ a mean abodeâ;
Meanadjective
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
âa mean appearanceâ; â/ mean dressâ;
Meanadjective
Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
âa mean motiveâ;
Meanadjective
Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
Meanadjective
Ungenerous; stingy, tightfisted; North American English: cheap; formal: niggardly, penurious, miserly.
âHe's so mean. I've never seen him spend so much as five pounds on presents for his children.â;
Meanadjective
Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating; small.
Meanadjective
Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.
âIt was mean to steal the girl's piggy bank, but he just had to get uptown and he had no cash of his own.â;
Meanadjective
Causing or intending to cause intentional harm; bearing ill will towards another; cruel; malicious.
âWatch out for her, she's mean. I said good morning to her, and she punched me in the nose.â;
Meanadjective
Powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging.
âIt must have been a mean typhoon that levelled this town.â;
Meanadjective
Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
âYour mother can roll a mean cigarette.â; âHe hits a mean backhand.â;
Meanadjective
Difficult, tricky.
âThis problem is mean!â;
Meanadjective
Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
Meanadjective
(obsolete) Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.
Meannoun
A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
Meannoun
An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
Meannoun
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
Meannoun
The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
Meannoun
(statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
Meannoun
(mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
Meannoun
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
Meanverb
To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do?
âWhat mean ye by this service ?â; âYe thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good.â; âI am not a SpaniardTo say that it is yours and not to mean it.â;
Meanverb
To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.
âWhat mean these seven ewe lambs ?â; âGo ye, and learn what that meaneth.â;
Meanverb
To have a purpose or intention.
Meanadjective
Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble.
âThe mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself.â;
Meanadjective
Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive.
âCan you imagine I so mean could prove,To save my life by changing of my love ?â;
Meanadjective
Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
âThe Roman legions and great Cæsar foundOur fathers no mean foes.â;
Meanadjective
Of poor quality; as, mean fare.
Meanadjective
Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality.
Meanadjective
Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.
âBeing of middle age and a mean stature.â;
Meanadjective
Intermediate in excellence of any kind.
âAccording to the fittest style of lofty, mean, or lowly.â;
Meanadjective
Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day.
Meannoun
That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure.
âBut to speak in a mean, the virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude.â; âThere is a mean in all things.â; âThe extremes we have mentioned, between which the wellinstracted Christian holds the mean, are correlatives.â;
Meannoun
A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an arithmetical mean. A geometrical mean is the nth root of the product of the n quantities being averaged.
Meannoun
That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument.
âTheir virtuous conversation was a mean to work the conversion of the heathen to Christ.â; âYou may be able, by this mean, to review your own scientific acquirements.â; âPhilosophical doubt is not an end, but a mean.â; âBy this means he had them more at vantage.â; âWhat other means is left unto us.â;
Meannoun
Resources; property, revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood, or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose; disposable force or substance.
âYour means are very slender, and your waste is great.â;
Meannoun
A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.
âThe mean is drowned with your unruly base.â;
Meannoun
Meantime; meanwhile.
Meannoun
A mediator; a go-between.
âHe wooeth her by means and by brokage.â; âIf by any means I might attain to the resurrection of the dead.â; âThe wine on this side of the lake is by no means so good as that on the other.â;
Meannoun
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
Meanverb
mean or intend to express or convey;
âYou never understand what I mean!â; âwhat do his words intend?â;
Meanverb
have as a logical consequence;
âThe water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showersâ;
Meanverb
denote or connote;
â`maison' means `house' in Frenchâ; âAn example sentence would show what this word meansâ;
Meanverb
have in mind as a purpose;
âI mean no harmâ; âI only meant to help youâ; âShe didn't think to harm meâ; âWe thought to return early that nightâ;
Meanverb
have a specified degree of importance;
âMy ex-husband means nothing to meâ; âHappiness means everythingâ;
Meanverb
intend to refer to;
âI'm thinking of good food when I talk about Franceâ; âYes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!â;
Meanverb
destine or designate for a certain purpose;
âThese flowers were meant for youâ;
Meanadjective
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value;
âthe average income in New England is below that of the nationâ; âof average height for his ageâ; âthe mean annual rainfallâ;
Meanadjective
characterized by malice;
âa hateful thing to doâ; âin a mean moodâ;
Meanadjective
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;
âthat liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabbleâ; âtaking a mean advantageâ; âchok'd with ambition of the meaner sortâ; âsomething essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politicsâ;
Meanadjective
excellent;
âfamous for a mean backhandâ;
Meanadjective
marked by poverty befitting a beggar;
âa beggarly existence in the slumsâ; âa mean hutâ;
Meanadjective
used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;
âa mean personâ; âhe left a miserly tipâ;
Meanadjective
used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt
Meanverb
intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify
âI don't know what you meanâ; âI meant you, not Jonesâ; âhe was asked to clarify what his remarks meantâ;
Meanverb
(of a word) have (something) as its signification in the same language or its equivalent in another language
âits name means âpainted rockâ in Cherokeeâ;
Meanverb
genuinely intend to express (something)
âwhen she said that she meant itâ;
Meanverb
be of a specified degree of importance to (someone)
âanimals have always meant more to him than peopleâ;
Meanverb
intend (something) to occur or be the case
âit was meant to be a secretâ; âthey mean no harmâ;
Meanverb
be supposed to do something
âwe were meant to go over yesterdayâ;
Meanverb
design or destine for a particular purpose
âthe jacket was meant for a much larger personâ;
Meanverb
have something as a motive or explanation in saying or doing
âwhat do you mean by leaving me out here in the cold?â;
Meanverb
be generally considered to be
âthis one's meant to be pricelessâ;
Meanverb
have as a consequence or result
âthe proposals are likely to mean another hundred closuresâ; âheavy rain meant that the pitch was waterloggedâ;
Meanverb
necessarily or usually entail or involve
âcoal stoves mean a lot of smokeâ;
Meanadjective
unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous
âthey're not mean with the garlicâ; âshe felt mean not giving a tipâ;
Meanadjective
unkind, spiteful, or unfair
âI was mean to them over the festive seasonâ;
Meanadjective
vicious or aggressive in behaviour
âthe dogs were considered mean, vicious, and a threatâ;
Meanadjective
(especially of a place) poor in quality and appearance; shabby
âher home was mean and smallâ;
Meanadjective
(of a person's mental capacity or understanding) inferior
âit was obvious to even the meanest intelligenceâ;
Meanadjective
of low birth or social class
âa muffler like that worn by the meanest of peopleâ;
Meanadjective
very skilful or effective; excellent
âshe dances a mean tangoâ; âhe's a mean cookâ;
Meanadjective
(of a quantity) calculated as a mean; average
âparticipants in the study had a mean age of 35 yearsâ;
Meanadjective
equally far from two extremes
âhope is the mean virtue between despair and presumptionâ;
Meannoun
the value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average
âacid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samplesâ;
Meannoun
a condition, quality, or course of action equally removed from two opposite extremes
âthe measure expresses a mean between saving and splashing outâ;
Mean
There are several kinds of mean in mathematics, especially in statistics: For a data set, the arithmetic mean, also known as average or arithmetic average, is a central value of a finite set of numbers: specifically, the sum of the values divided by the number of values. The arithmetic mean of a set of numbers x1, x2, ..., xn is typically denoted by x ÂŻ {\displaystyle {\bar {x}}} .