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Mean
see synonyms of meanNoun
1. mean, mean value
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
Verb
2. intend, mean
mean or intend to express or convey
Example Sentences:'You never understand what I mean!''what do his words intend?'
have as a logical consequence
Example Sentences:'The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers'
4. intend, mean, signify, stand for
denote or connote
Example Sentences:'maison' means house' in French''An example sentence would show what this word means'
have in mind as a purpose
Example Sentences:'I mean no harm''I only meant to help you''She didn't think to harm me''We thought to return early that night'
6. mean
have a specified degree of importance
Example Sentences:'My ex-husband means nothing to me''Happiness means everything'
7. have in mind, mean, think of
intend to refer to
Example Sentences:'I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France''Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!'
8. mean
destine or designate for a certain purpose
Example Sentences:'These flowers were meant for you'
Adjective
9. average, mean
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
Example Sentences:'the average income in New England is below that of the nation''of average height for his age''the mean annual rainfall'
11. base, mean, meanspirited
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
Example Sentences:'that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble''taking a mean advantage''chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort''something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics'
12. mean
excellent
Example Sentences:'famous for a mean backhand'
13. beggarly, mean
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
Example Sentences:'a beggarly existence in the slums''a mean hut'
14. mean, mingy, miserly, tight
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
Example Sentences:'a mean person''he left a miserly tip'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Mean
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