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meaning noun

  /ˈminɪŋ/ , /ˈmiːnɪŋ/
  • The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
 sentit, significat, significació
  • The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
 significat

mean adjective

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
 mig

mean verb

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
 significar, voler dir
  • (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
 pretendre
  • (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]
 voler dir

mean noun

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • (now, chiefly, in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result. [from 14th c.]
  • (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.
 mitjana

means noun

  /minz/ , /miːnz/
  • An instrument or condition to achieve a result. [late 14th c.]
 mitjà

mean adjective

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
 garrepa

meanness noun

mesquinesamesquineria
inferential meaning
significat inferit
literal meaning
significat literal
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