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meaning noun

  /ˈminɪŋ/ , /ˈmiːnɪŋ/
  • The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
 significado, sentido, significación
  • The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
 significado, acepción, significación, sentido de la palabra

mean adjective

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

mean verb

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
 significar, querer decir, apiadarse, compadecerse, digo, en qué sentido
  • (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
 pretender, intentar, intencionar, lamentarse, proponer, reclamar
  • (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]
 decir / hablar en serio
  • (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. [from 16th c.]
 destinar
  • (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). [from 19th c.]
 producir [un resultado], resultar

mean adjective

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
 malo, malvado, cruel
  • Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
 inferior, malo
  • (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
 tacaño, mesquino, mezquino
  • Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
 avieso, desconsiderado, mala gente, mala onda, malintencionado, malo
  • Powerful; fierce; strong.
 cruel
  • (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
 formidable

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; the arithmetic mean. [from 15th c.]
 media, medio, recurso

means noun

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

meanness noun

mezquindad

means noun

  /minz/ , /miːnz/
  • (uncountable) Financial resources; wealth. [circa 1600]
 medios
well-meaning
bienintencionado
meaning of life
sentido de la vida
will to meaning
voluntad de sentido
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