mean
verb
/min/
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/miːn/
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- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
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signifier,
vouloir dire,
entendre
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- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
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avoir l'intention,
entendre faire
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- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). [from 19th c.]
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signifier,
vouloir dire
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- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. [from 16th c.]
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vouloir dire
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mean
adjective
/min/
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/miːn/
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- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
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méchant,
cruel
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- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
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inférieur,
inférieure
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mean
noun
/min/
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/miːn/
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- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]
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moyenne,
moyen
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- (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.]
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moyen,
moyenne
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mean
adjective
/min/
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/miːn/
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- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
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moyen
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meaning
noun
/ˈminɪŋ/
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/ˈmiːnɪŋ/
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- The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
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sens,
signification
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- The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
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sens
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means
noun
/minz/
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/miːnz/
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- (uncountable) Resources; riches.
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moyens,
moyen
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