Definition:
mean
- meanhave an intended purpose he means well
- meansomething midway between two extremes; average
- meanmiddle
- meandirect to a particular individual
- meannot at all
- meanmethod for achieving a purpose
- meanpoor; shabby
- meanserve or intend to convey, show, or indicate signify a red sky means rain
- meanwith the help of; by the agency of; through
- meanto have in the mind as a purpose intend she means to win sometimes used interjectionally with I, chiefly in informal speech for emphasis he throws, I mean, hard or to introduce a phrase restating the point of a preceding phrase we try to answer what we can, but I mean we're not God Bobbie Ann Mason
- meanto signify
- meanhave importance to the degree of health means everything
- meandesign for or destine to a specified purpose or future I was meant to teach
- meancertainly
- meanresources, esp. money
- meanto have specified intentions
- meanunkind; malicious
- meanin any way; at all
- meanto intend (to have as one's aim or purpose) / stingy, MEANER, MEANEST (pa p MEANT)
- meanto have good intentions; try to be kind or helpful
- meanto intend (to do or signify)