Definitions
1.VerbTo intend.
To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"I didn't mean to knock your tooth out.; I mean to go to Arévalo in Spain this summer; I’ve been meaning to tell you for weeks, but I’ve just found the time.; I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.; The authors meant a challenge to the status quo.; Do you mean to say you regret it after all?; Don't be angry; she meant well.; Actually this desk was meant for the subeditor.; Man was not meant to question such things.; Your reasoning seems needlessly abstruse, complex, and verbose for me. I mean, could you dumb it down for my sake?"
2.VerbTo intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"I didn't mean to knock your tooth out.; I mean to go to Arévalo in Spain this summer; I’ve been meaning to tell you for weeks, but I’ve just found the time.; I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.; The authors meant a challenge to the status quo.; Do you mean to say you regret it after all?"
3.VerbTo have as intentions of a given kind."Don't be angry; she meant well."
4.VerbTo intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine."Actually this desk was meant for the subeditor.; Man was not meant to question such things."
5.VerbTo intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation."Your reasoning seems needlessly abstruse, complex, and verbose for me. I mean, could you dumb it down for my sake?"
6.VerbTo convey (a meaning).
To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea)."The sky is red this morning—does that mean we're in for a storm?; What does this hieroglyph mean?; I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean.; He’s a little different, if you know what I mean."
7.VerbTo convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea)."The sky is red this morning—does that mean we're in for a storm?"
8.VerbOf a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify."What does this hieroglyph mean?"
9.VerbOf a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude."I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean.; He’s a little different, if you know what I mean."
10.VerbTo have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says)."Does she really mean what she said to him last night?; Say what you mean and mean what you say."
11.VerbTo cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result)."One faltering step means certain death.; This breakthrough will mean that we spend less on electricity bills."
12.VerbTo be of some level of importance."That little dog meant everything to me.; Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle."
13.VerbTo lament.
14.AdjectiveCommon; general.
15.AdjectiveOf a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble."a man of mean parentage; a mean abode"
16.AdjectiveLow in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby."a mean appearance; a mean dress"
17.AdjectiveWithout dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base."a mean motive; It was mean of you to steal that little girl's piggy bank."
18.AdjectiveOf little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
19.AdjectiveUngenerous; stingy; tight-fisted."He's so mean. I've never seen him spend so much as five pounds on presents for his children."
20.AdjectiveDisobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
21.AdjectiveIntending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another."Watch out for her: she's mean. I said good morning to her, and she punched me in the nose."
22.AdjectivePowerful; fierce; strong."It must have been a mean typhoon that levelled this town."
23.AdjectiveHearty; spicy.
24.AdjectiveAccomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with."Your mother can roll a mean cigarette.; He hits a mean backhand."
25.AdjectiveDifficult, tricky."This problem is mean!"
26.AdjectiveHaving the mean as its value; average."The mean family has 2.4 children."
27.AdjectiveMiddling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.
28.NounA method or course of action used to achieve some result.
29.NounAn intermediate step or intermediate steps.
30.NounSomething which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
31.NounThe middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
32.NounAny function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
33.NounThe average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
34.NounEither of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.