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meaning noun

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

mean verb

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
 bedeuten, meinen, beabsichtigen
  • (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). [from 19th c.]
 bedeuten
  • (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
 beabsichtigen
  • (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]
 meinen

mean noun

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]
  • (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.[from 15th c.]
 Mittel

mean adjective

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
 gemein, böse
  • Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
 gemein
  • Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
 mittelmäßig

means noun

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

means noun

  /minz/ , /miːnz/
  • (uncountable) Financial resources; wealth. [circa 1600]
 Mittel

mean adjective

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

meanness noun

  • (countable) A mean act.
 Fiesheit, Gemeinheit, gemeines Benehmen
loan meaning
Lehnbedeutung
meaning of life
Sinn des Lebens
well-meaning
gut gemeint, gutmeinender, gutwillig
change in meaning
Bedeutungswandel
borrowed meaning
Lehnbedeutung
lexical meaning
lexikalische Bedeutung
meaning the word
Wortbedeutung
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