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meaning noun

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

mean adjective

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
дрянной, низкокачественный
  • Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
зло́бный, злой
  • (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
классный, первоклассный
  • Powerful; fierce; strong.
мощный, разрушительный
  • Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
по́длый
  • (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
прижимистый, скупой

mean verb

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]
ду́мать, име́ть в виду́
  • (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
зна́чить, име́ть в виду́, намерева́ться, означа́ть, собира́ться
  • (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). [from 19th c.]
зна́чить, означа́ть
  • (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
намерева́ться, собира́ться
  • (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. [from 16th c.]
предназначать, предназначить

meanness

мерзость

meanness noun

  • (uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)
  • (countable) A mean act.
низость

mean adjective

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

mean noun

  /mijən/ , /miːn/
  • (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.]
сре́днее, сре́дство
  • Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]
сре́дство

means noun

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

means noun

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