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verbmeant miːnmin [with object]1Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify. I don't know what you mean he was asked to clarify what his remarks meant Example sentencesExamples - Tash looked after her, wondering what she could have meant by her words.
- Matt never quite understood what he had meant by those words.
- She seemed to sigh heavily, and, from all my experience, I knew that heavy sighs meant that you had something bad to say.
- The boy waved his hand in the air, indicating that he meant the alleyway, in which they stood.
- ‘Hey freak,’ Jesse greeted, his tone implying that he had meant it strictly as an insult.
- They took his remark as a joke although he had meant it as a spurn to their stupidity.
- I'm not sure what Beckett meant by referring to our ‘showing off’, but let me now do so!
- What did you mean when you said her emotion seemed more genuine in the last chapter?
- The question is whether that means it intends to triple its workforce.
- Confused, he suggests she means his brother, who has just married Lucy Steele.
- And I understand perfectly what you mean about the characters being revolting.
- The men had meant her clothing when they referred her to a boy.
- He means that death repeals the whole implied adventure of being missing, and a certain tantalising ambiguity enters the picture.
- It was a slow kiss, intended to mean a promise of a future together.
- This could mean heaven, but most likely it represents a church.
- ‘You're absolutely right ’, Devlin interrupted, genuinely getting what she meant.
- Oh yes, she meant the children she supposedly tutored in the day.
- Andrew didn't really know what the results meant because he didn't know what the normal values for the tests would be.
- ‘I did know what you meant this afternoon,’ referring to our earlier conversation.
- Ziana began to understand what her grandfather had meant by those words.
Synonyms signify, convey, denote, designate, indicate, connote, show, express, spell out, stand for, represent, symbolize, imply, purport, suggest, allude to, intimate, hint at, insinuate, drive at, refer to informal get at literary betoken - 1.1 (of a word) have (something) as its signification in the same language or its equivalent in another language.
its name means ‘painted rock’ in Cherokee Example sentencesExamples - The word magazine derives from an Arabic word meaning a storehouse, a place where goods are laid up.
- I pressed the search button to see what the words meant and what language they were.
- The word icon comes from the Greek word eikon, which means image.
- The word once meant the description of a work of visual art within a poem, but has come to mean poetic description more generally.
- The word also means a narrowing of the eyes so that you can get a clearer view, and an affliction where the eyes are not in line.
- In short, they are ‘blogs,’ an invented word meaning Web diarist.
- The use of the original Greek word to mean an instrument of music did not occur until the 5th century ad.
- Cadet, a 17th Century French word meaning a young trainee in the armed forces or the police force, is commonly used in India.
- ‘The last two words mean the same thing,’ I interrupted aggravatingly.
- Lenin named his small movement the Bolsheviks, a word meaning majority.
- The name comes from the Greek word lithos which means stone.
- The word is Japanese, meaning tray planting, but the practice originated in China.
- Frass is an arcane English word meaning the excrement or droppings of insects.
- This word means fiery ones, in allusion, as is supposed, to their burning love.
- Parcours is a French word meaning the route, the trip or the journey.
- The word myco, is derived from the Greek word which means fungus.
- Obviously the word meant something different to him than it did to her.
- The word patriotism comes from a Greek word meaning fatherland.
- The word error once meant a wandering or roving course.
- 1.2 Genuinely intend to express (something)
when she said that she meant it Example sentencesExamples - Riley wasn't just saying the words, he meant them too.
- ‘Thank you,’ she said, and the genuine look in her eyes told me that she really meant it.
- He knew these sounded empty, these words, but he meant them.
- ‘I'm glad to hear it,’ he replied, and the genuine smile he gave me let me know he meant it.
- Mike had the feeling that, deep down inside, she genuinely meant it.
- 1.3mean something to Be of a specified degree of importance to (someone)
animals have always meant more to him than people Example sentencesExamples - She and Ryan had always had a close bond that meant a lot to Ryan.
- It was apparent that this bet meant a lot to both of them.
- It meant a lot to him that she believed he could win.
- They had always meant a lot to her, she couldn't explain it.
- Any other time, those words would have meant a lot to her.
- You always show you put thought into your review and that means a lot to me.
- It was only a momentary kiss but it meant a lot to me.
- But it still means a lot to the few people watching.
- Thanks for everything you said, it really meant a lot to me.
- This woman means a lot to me and I intend to make sure she's taken care of.
2Intend (something) to occur or be the case. with infinitive it was meant to be a secret Example sentencesExamples - A doorway page is a page carefully designed to do well on search engine results, but is never meant to be used by humans.
- You can come with me to the Temple if you promise that you mean his girl no harm.
- Talk them down if you would, tell them that we mean them no harm.
- Today's rendition was meant to be more meaningful than those of other years.
- The movie is symbolic it's not meant to be a literal story.
- It wasn't meant to be intimate, but my hand was on his!
- I think it was meant to be taken a lot more lightly than I read it, but I can't help my own reaction to the film.
- This show is meant to be the first of an annual series curated by the museum from its holdings.
- Counseling is meant to be educational and to leave one with more positive feelings.
- As one might expect, the work placed in medical environments was generally meant to be as innocuous as possible.
- The law on sharing capital gains was meant to redistribute excess profit.
- They prayed and then cast a charm to pray that they would pass back to their world in peace and mean them no harm.
- I really get the impression that this is meant to be a representation of an event that happened.
- It's strange how someone can know there was a time quite recent you meant them harm, and still hold no grudge.
- It's never a good sign when the audience audibly groans throughout what was meant to be a grand love story.
- Fear rushed through him and he prayed that the person meant them no harm.
- She believed that horses would be emotionally damaged if it was not explained to them that their riders meant no harm nor wished to degrade them in any way.
- The difference between Akil, Agape, and the rest of the slaves, was that they understood d' Armano meant them no harm.
- I mean no disrespect, but I wish to inform you that your request may not be wholly understood.
Synonyms intend, aim, plan, design, have in mind, have in view, contemplate, think of, purpose, propose, have plans, set out, aspire, desire, want, wish, expect - 2.1be meant to do something Be supposed to do something.
we were meant to go over yesterday Example sentencesExamples - At first he sang mostly for the workers in the factories where he also was meant to be working.
- The documentary is meant to expose the difficulties faced by the community especially women living in the area.
- We were meant to meet the townspeople in just a few minutes, but at the rate we were going, they were going to be getting up and leaving before Al and I even got there.
- She didn't know where this place was that supposedly they were meant to go to, and because of that tried to push the thought out of her hyperactive head.
- Yesterday he had seen, for the first time, the angry and distressed faces of the people he was meant to rule.
- My first week passed in a blur, mainly caused by my confusion about what I was meant to do and not knowing who everyone was.
- We were meant to learn new things about how the organization formed and pursued its first tentative steps into space.
- They all have a purpose: they're meant to teach us about life, to advise us, to give reasons as to why things are they way they are.
- Adam was meant to dig, not to drive round to the local gardening centre.
- They were meant to make it to Rundalfelt by the next day, and Ariane seemed to become more excited if not scared with each step her horse took.
- 2.2often be meant for Design or destine for a particular purpose.
the jacket was meant for a much larger person Example sentencesExamples - I told him that garlic dipping sauce was meant for the sole purpose of dipping!
- They were meant for the military and universities: for calculating missile trajectories and looking for patterns in data.
- The tables were meant for two people at each but because of the odd number of students in my class, I was left single.
- The Marble Falls design is meant for business users, with two flat-screen displays and a small chassis.
- A few government officials have been arrested for stashing away relief material which were meant for victims of the earthquake such as tents, solar lanterns, milk powder, food packets and bed sheets.
- We wondered who the oversize sign was meant for.
- He wondered what they were meant for and why paintings were even allowed in this building.
- They were meant for all the days they would be sailing and working.
- Even with her hair falling messily out of a bun, no make-up, wearing a hoodie that was 2 sizes too big and sweat pants that I'm pretty sure were meant for a guy, she still managed to look beautiful.
- Given that most of these types of games were meant for the PC, translating the interface to work with a console hasn't always worked.
Synonyms destine, predestine, fate, preordain, ordain intend, design - 2.3mean something by Have something as a motive or explanation in saying or doing.
what do you mean by leaving me out here in the cold? Example sentencesExamples - I meant no harm by my remark, but remember he's only a novice.
- Was it just her or had Trey meant something by that comment?
- They assured me that they meant no offense by this.
- He smiled gently at her to show he meant no harm by his comments; he was just stating fact.
- ‘I'm sure she didn't mean any harm by it,’ I replied.
- I mean many things by this, which I hope to explore in the coming weeks and months.
- She hadn't meant any harm by the question, but he seemed to think so as he glared venomously at her, before replying.
- He didn't mean any harm by it; he was just trying to get us here on time.
- But I don't think Veronica meant any harm by it, and it was nice of her to try.
- Again, don't take this the wrong way, I mean no offense by it.
Synonyms matter, have importance, have significance, be important, be significant have an input on - 2.4be meant to be Be generally considered to be.
this one's meant to be priceless
3Have as a consequence or result. the proposals are likely to mean another hundred closures with clause heavy rain meant that the pitch was waterlogged Example sentencesExamples - It made critics happy, which means that producers are likely to be more confident in you the next time around.
- That is expected to mean a license fee of just shy of £200 early next decade once inflation is taken into account.
- Being interrogated by the two players had been interesting, but he would do it a hundred times if it meant being with Mandy.
- This means it will achieve its total planned savings a year earlier than originally expected.
- That meant a day without work, without duty and without purpose.
- Unfortunately, it means that we will likely see more advertising in the movie theaters.
- He said the Danish result was likely to mean that Britain would not join the EMU as early as had originally been anticipated.
- The only good part about the rain was that it meant that the weather would be slightly less cold, but that, too had its downside.
- Christine not being here has meant a change of plan.
- However, this does mean the company expects its 2003 fiscal full year to show some growth.
- The downside though, is that it's likely to mean you'll be packing your own shopping if you choose to participate.
- Unfortunately for the crowd on the stands, that meant warm blankets and numerous cups of hot chocolate.
- In second period French, Jen hid the plan book, which meant no homework.
- The clouds were threatening to come in from the mountains and that meant rain and inside activity for the next day or so.
- This is likely to mean a greater spend on advertising and promotional activities.
- This means the Deputy Prime Minister is likely to get the top job when it opens up sometime over the next few years.
- If handled properly it should certainly improve the cab company's efficiency and that means you won't have to wait in the rain so long.
- The collapse in equities means it now represents 25 per cent of the fund's value.
- Soon January rolled around, bringing in a heavy blizzard, which meant there would be no school.
- About 200 people are expected to turn up in all, and the popularity means this is likely to become a regular event.
Synonyms entail, involve, necessitate, lead to, result in, give rise to, bring about, cause, engender, produce, effect presage, portend, foretell, augur, promise, foreshadow, herald, signal, bode rare betoken, foretoken, forebode, adumbrate - 3.1 Necessarily or usually entail or involve.
coal stoves mean a lot of smoke Example sentencesExamples - A day out in Edinburgh does usually mean walking around the city, but suppose we just stayed in-doors.
- Either way, being a performer meant being involved in the compositional process.
Phrases Used to explain or correct a statement. I mean, it's not as if I owned property Example sentencesExamples - So you can imagine how I can hardly wait for school to start, I mean, I get to escape the craziness at home anyway.
- I saw this in a full theatre and when the unloaded gun is fired, everybody and I mean everybody moaned.
- She's gonna be mad when she finds out, I mean how long have you known and not told her?
- She had four children, so I mean obviously four times she did have some kind of bodily intimacy.
- It's the least you can do for her, I mean, she let us in her house in the middle of the night.
- I never really had a childhood, I mean, lots of stuff happened to me when I was younger.
- See how the other plays so happily with the handler, she, the handler I mean, acts so friendly and kind to them.
- That, I mean, that is one of the most fundamental misunderstandings of what we're proposing.
- I had to do something, I mean, I didn't want him to not have fun because of me.
- By today, I mean the date at the bottom of the page, not the day I'm writing this, or whenever you may be reading it.
if you know (or see) what I mean Expressing the hope that one has been understood, especially when one has spoken in a way that is imprecise or unclear. my right knee was not sore but I knew I had a knee, if you know what I mean Example sentencesExamples - I want to be allowed to listen to extremely noisy music in complete silence, if you see what I mean.
- He's wonderfully memorable and skilful of course and I have a high regard for him but no real fondness, if you see what I mean.
- I don't really want to get seriously involved with him, if you understand what I mean.
- The big men in this town are trying to shut him up for good, if you know what I mean.
- She doesn't seem to be "ill" ill, if you know what I mean, she has no temperature or any other symptoms.
usually in questionsUsed to emphasize a statement or to ask another if they really intend to say something. do you mean to say you've uncovered something new? Example sentencesExamples - I do not mean to say that such exclusions are absolute.
- You mean to say that you have seen all the maids of the land?
- But just because 3 million people buy driving games every year, it doesn't mean to say that they're right.
- I don't necessarily mean to say that I feel that's right.
- What you mean to say is that you intend to resist doing so, which I already knew.
- ‘You mean to say,’ in tones of mock-surprise, ‘that you do not know everything there is to know?’
- You mean to say that nothing happened between you guys at all?
- Do you mean to say that we won't be involved in any of this attack?
- Do you mean to say that you're not hated for what you did to Grant?
- But I don't mean to say that I didn't enjoy the kiss.
Have good intentions, but not always the ability to carry them out. he means well and is anxious to rule wisely Example sentencesExamples - He grinned, letting both females know he meant well.
- These editors mean well, they just don't know what they're doing.
- The woman meant well, but always ended up criticising every little thing I did.
- I suppose he may have meant well, but he isn't exactly blessed with an abundance of tact.
- I know you meant well, but why sacrifice yourself for me?
- Devon always means well, he doesn't like to hurt people.
- I'm sure she meant well, but that made me feel angrier than ever, made me feel that she didn't understand at all.
- ‘She always means well,’ Harry muttered in reply.
- He knew she meant well, but he couldn't face her.
- She was still pretty uptight, but she meant well.
Origin Old English mænan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch meenen and German meinen, from an Indo-European root shared by mind. The word mean means many things in English. The ancient root of Old English mean ‘to intend to convey’ is related to mind. The original meaning of mean ‘not generous, small-minded’ (Middle English) was ‘common to two or more people’, reflecting its ancient root, shared with Latin communis ‘common’ (see commonplace). Modern uses developed from ‘low on the social scale’ through ‘inferior’, while a complete reversal comes in the informal sense ‘excellent’, dating from the early 20th century. Use as a term of approval has a precursor in expressions involving a negative, no mean…: in the Bible St Paul declared ‘I am …a Jew of Tarsus…a citizen of no mean city.’ The mathematical use of mean, ‘an average’ (Middle English), goes back to Latin medianus ‘middle’, source also of median (Late Middle English). This is the mean behind means ‘a method’, as in a means to an end, a thing that is not valued or important in itself but is useful in achieving an aim.
Rhymes Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean adjective miːnmin 1British Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous. she felt mean not giving a tip they're not mean with the garlic Example sentencesExamples - And if you keep being so mean with the price, people might be so angry about it, and they might even burn things down.
- They were horrible - greedy and interfering, and mean and small-minded.
Synonyms miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, parsimonious, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, ungenerous, penurious, illiberal, close, grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, Scrooge-like Australian/New Zealand & Scottish miserable informal tight-fisted, stingy, tight, mingy, money-grubbing, skinflinty North American informal cheap, grabby Australian informal hungry British vulgar slang tight-arse, tight-arsed, tight as a duck's arse archaic near, niggard 2Unkind, spiteful, or unfair. I was mean to them over the festive season Example sentencesExamples - That was probably why he had been so horribly mean to Conner in his room earlier.
- You know, people are usually mean to you for a reason.
- None of this would have happened if he hadn't been mean to her sister.
- She didn't mean to be mean and cruel but things slip once in while, things she can't control.
- I felt a little bad about being so mean to him but he deserved it.
- She is mean to Pip for most of his life, although at the novel's end they meet again, and she seems to be a softened, changed woman.
- He gave me a disappointed look and I felt guilty remembering all of the times I was mean to Corbin without an excuse.
- I didn't want to be mean to Jes, but Morgan had taken over.
- The author made you hate the evil sisters who were mean to Ella.
- One wonders if, deep down, she couldn't stand being mean to her husband!
- It made Jason sick to know that people were mean to her.
- She didn't know why, but for some reason she couldn't be spiteful or mean to this man anymore.
- Jonah may always be mean to you, but that's still attention.
- But you still shouldn't be so mean to them if they don't get something.
- It was mean to laugh at her when she went but I didn't care.
- I hope the other children aren't being mean to her.
- It isn't any excuse for him to be mean to his daughter.
- I hated him from then on because he was always mean to me.
- They also don't like pets and are mean to small children.
- He looked like a nice guy, and he hadn't been mean to them.
Synonyms unkind, nasty, spiteful, foul, malicious, malevolent, despicable, contemptible, obnoxious, vile, odious, loathsome, disagreeable, unpleasant, unfriendly, uncharitable, shabby, unfair, callous, cruel, vicious, base, low informal horrible, horrid, hateful, rotten, low-down British informal beastly, bitchy, catty vulgar slang shitty - 2.1North American Vicious or aggressive in behaviour.
the dogs were considered mean, vicious, and a threat Example sentencesExamples - This person was also abusive, mean and vicious.
- He was perfect in his stall but when he was on the track, he was mean and vicious.
- Eventually, we learn that Monica is a mean, vicious vamp who places men under her power with a combination of humiliation and flabby thighs.
3(especially of a place) poor in quality and appearance; shabby. her home was mean and small Synonyms squalid, shabby, dilapidated, sordid, seedy, slummy, sleazy, insalubrious, poor, sorry, wretched, dismal, dingy, miserable, mangy, broken-down, run down, down at heel informal scruffy, scuzzy, crummy, grungy, ratty, tacky British informal grotty - 3.1 (of a person's mental capacity or understanding) inferior.
it was obvious to even the meanest intelligence Example sentencesExamples - She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper.
Synonyms inferior, poor, limited, restricted, meagre - 3.2dated Of low birth or social class.
a muffler like that worn by the meanest of people Synonyms lowly, humble, ordinary, low, low-born, lower-class, modest, common, base, proletarian, plebeian, obscure, undistinguished, ignoble archaic baseborn
4informal Very skilful or effective; excellent. Example sentencesExamples - She was known to make a mean grilled cheese and would do so.
- Day has an incredibly luminous screen presence, and in every scene they share, she matches Cagney's swagger with a mean strut of her own.
- I see someone funny and sweet who cooks a mean steak and does a lousy John Wayne impression.
- We opt for number two, and discover the dipso cooks a mean cheese omelette.
- They do a mean curry in this place, but I opt for a hot sandwich instead.
Synonyms excellent, marvellous, magnificent, superb, fine, wonderful, outstanding, exceptional, formidable, first-class, first-rate, virtuoso, skilful, masterful, masterly
Phrases Denoting something very good of its kind. a profit that crossed the £100 million barrier was no mean achievement Example sentencesExamples - It is also very well recorded and that is no mean achievement.
- Considering his prodigious consumption of alcohol and drugs, this was no mean feat.
- For a twenty-five-year-old woman to transform herself into an eleven-year-old child was no mean achievement.
- Physically imposing and capable of more than one facial expression, he even holds his own in the fight scenes, no mean feat given the martial calibre of the cast.
- They were holding their own which was no mean feat.
- And as far as negotiations go, it's no mean feat.
- This small publisher, which brings out eight new titles a year, has made a name for itself and has had three of its books read or adapted on BBC Radio Four - no mean achievement.
- Considering the guide price was £130,000, that was no mean feat.
- This is no mean feat, considering the size and relative complexity of the cast.
- That's no mean feat in an industry that's growing by less than 2% a year.
Derivatives adverb ˈmiːnliˈminli ‘You first,’ he said meanly as he prepared to fire. Example sentencesExamples - Many would have had their wives killed or meanly imprisoned them for such a crime.
- To imitate another may even be meanly intended.
- ‘Um, sorry’ she said lamely and some classmates chuckled meanly.
- ‘I knew you weren't as good as you said,’ Heather said meanly.
Origin Middle English, shortening of Old English gemǣne, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin communis 'common'. The original sense was 'common to two or more people', later 'inferior in rank', leading to (sense 3) and a sense 'ignoble, small-minded', from which (sense 1) and (sense 2) (which became common in the 19th century) arose. noun miːnmin 1The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average. acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples See also arithmetic mean, geometric mean Example sentencesExamples - The means associated with both dependent variables in all experimental conditions are presented in Figure 2.
- These changes are evaluated at the mean of the explanatory variables.
- The survey results for the means of each listed variable are reported in Table 3, Column 1.
- Consider the jellybean example: if there is a large glass sphere hidden among the jellybeans, then you will get a normal distribution of guesses centred on the wrong mean.
- The price may rise and fall, but the average mean is what the cost will turn out to be.
- Such conditions produce overdispersion, wherein the variance exceeds the mean.
- The means and coefficients of variation of output and input variables are reported in Table 1.
- Our favored aggregate is the R2 weighted aggregation, but we also report the simple mean of the forecasts and the median.
- Centering consists of subtracting the sample mean from each independent variable.
- Provided that the conditional mean was correctly specified, the model was consistent.
- A mean of 2.63 was reported for the number of courses completed.
- Note that the displayed means are weighted means of the non-log version of the variable.
- Profits per employee is the deviation from industry mean of the ratio of a firm's operation profits to total employees.
- The tests were all performed ten times and the mean of the measurements was taken as the result for the test.
- The cancer patients had used their phone for a mean of 2.8 years while the control group averaged 2.7 years.
- There are two ways to calculate WTP from the estimated logistic function: its mean and its median.
- The median is a more conservative estimate of WTP than the mean, since it gives less weight to extreme observations on the high side.
- The mean and the mean of the sum of squares are combined into one loop through the entire data set.
2A condition, quality, or course of action equally removed from two opposite extremes. the measure expresses a mean between saving and splashing out Synonyms middle course, middle way, mid point, central point, middle, happy medium, golden mean, compromise, balance, median, norm, average
adjective miːnmin 1attributive (of a quantity) calculated as a mean; average. participants in the study had a mean age of 35 years Example sentencesExamples - Of particular interest are the mean values of the surprise component, since they can be interpreted as the average forecast errors.
- We then calculated the mean multiplexity of the focal firm's network partners and used that as our measure of multiplexity.
- Teachers allowed drivers to drive tractors or other agricultural machinery at a mean age of 14.9.
- Table 2 presents the variables used, their mean values, and data sources.
- In the last ten years, the mean age of heroin users has dropped from 27 to 19.
- An additional year of age of a house lowers the estimated sales price by $1,230 evaluated at the observed mean values.
- In Table 2 are shown mean values in the trimmed sample for selected characteristics.
- Following convention, quantity terms were normalized using the data means to have mean values of one.
- Diamond found a negative relationship between aging and productivity and that the mean peak age for the citation stock for the six samples was 59 years of age.
- In this study, 5-year moving averages are used to estimate the mean value of each commodity.
- There are no data produced on an annual basis that permit direct calculation of mean graduate and non-graduate earnings.
- Sows housed in pens and stalls had similar mean values across all measures with each analysis that was used.
- The mean residual values and the RSD were calculated for each weigh day.
- The mean age of respondents was 35.32 and the standard deviation was 14.29.
- To control for the professional experience of the firm's founding team, I calculated the mean age for the set of founders for each law firm.
- You've quoted the mean average, but this is skewed by the small number of fanatics whose 5,000-plus discs line every wall of their homes.
- In the meta-analysis, the mean value for a treatment within each paper was the experimental unit.
- In dealing with commodities such as butter, we recognize patterns in charts and calculate the mean average over a period of time.
- Fecal output was calculated by dividing mean chromium release rate by the concentration of chromium in the feces.
- It was calculated by dividing hot carcass weight by the overall mean dressing percentage.
Synonyms average, median, middle, halfway, centre, central, intermediate, medial, medium, normal, standard, middling 2attributive Equally far from two extremes. hope is the mean virtue between despair and presumption
Origin Middle English: from Old French meien, from Latin medianus 'middle' (see median). verbmēnmin [with object]1Intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify. I don't know what you mean he was asked to clarify what his remarks meant Example sentencesExamples - She seemed to sigh heavily, and, from all my experience, I knew that heavy sighs meant that you had something bad to say.
- Andrew didn't really know what the results meant because he didn't know what the normal values for the tests would be.
- ‘You're absolutely right ’, Devlin interrupted, genuinely getting what she meant.
- Ziana began to understand what her grandfather had meant by those words.
- And I understand perfectly what you mean about the characters being revolting.
- Oh yes, she meant the children she supposedly tutored in the day.
- Confused, he suggests she means his brother, who has just married Lucy Steele.
- ‘Hey freak,’ Jesse greeted, his tone implying that he had meant it strictly as an insult.
- What did you mean when you said her emotion seemed more genuine in the last chapter?
- It was a slow kiss, intended to mean a promise of a future together.
- Tash looked after her, wondering what she could have meant by her words.
- The men had meant her clothing when they referred her to a boy.
- They took his remark as a joke although he had meant it as a spurn to their stupidity.
- ‘I did know what you meant this afternoon,’ referring to our earlier conversation.
- I'm not sure what Beckett meant by referring to our ‘showing off’, but let me now do so!
- The boy waved his hand in the air, indicating that he meant the alleyway, in which they stood.
- This could mean heaven, but most likely it represents a church.
- He means that death repeals the whole implied adventure of being missing, and a certain tantalising ambiguity enters the picture.
- The question is whether that means it intends to triple its workforce.
- Matt never quite understood what he had meant by those words.
Synonyms signify, convey, denote, designate, indicate, connote, show, express, spell out, stand for, represent, symbolize, imply, purport, suggest, allude to, intimate, hint at, insinuate, drive at, refer to - 1.1 (of a word) have (something) as its signification in the same language or its equivalent in another language.
its name means “painted rock” in Cherokee Example sentencesExamples - The word once meant the description of a work of visual art within a poem, but has come to mean poetic description more generally.
- The word patriotism comes from a Greek word meaning fatherland.
- Parcours is a French word meaning the route, the trip or the journey.
- The word also means a narrowing of the eyes so that you can get a clearer view, and an affliction where the eyes are not in line.
- The word is Japanese, meaning tray planting, but the practice originated in China.
- The use of the original Greek word to mean an instrument of music did not occur until the 5th century ad.
- This word means fiery ones, in allusion, as is supposed, to their burning love.
- The word myco, is derived from the Greek word which means fungus.
- ‘The last two words mean the same thing,’ I interrupted aggravatingly.
- The word error once meant a wandering or roving course.
- I pressed the search button to see what the words meant and what language they were.
- The word icon comes from the Greek word eikon, which means image.
- Cadet, a 17th Century French word meaning a young trainee in the armed forces or the police force, is commonly used in India.
- The word magazine derives from an Arabic word meaning a storehouse, a place where goods are laid up.
- The name comes from the Greek word lithos which means stone.
- Lenin named his small movement the Bolsheviks, a word meaning majority.
- Obviously the word meant something different to him than it did to her.
- In short, they are ‘blogs,’ an invented word meaning Web diarist.
- Frass is an arcane English word meaning the excrement or droppings of insects.
- 1.2 Genuinely intend to convey or express (something)
when she said that before, she meant it Example sentencesExamples - Riley wasn't just saying the words, he meant them too.
- He knew these sounded empty, these words, but he meant them.
- Mike had the feeling that, deep down inside, she genuinely meant it.
- ‘I'm glad to hear it,’ he replied, and the genuine smile he gave me let me know he meant it.
- ‘Thank you,’ she said, and the genuine look in her eyes told me that she really meant it.
- 1.3mean something to Be of some specified importance to (someone), especially as a source of benefit or object of affection.
animals have always meant more to him than people Example sentencesExamples - She and Ryan had always had a close bond that meant a lot to Ryan.
- It was apparent that this bet meant a lot to both of them.
- They had always meant a lot to her, she couldn't explain it.
- This woman means a lot to me and I intend to make sure she's taken care of.
- It meant a lot to him that she believed he could win.
- But it still means a lot to the few people watching.
- It was only a momentary kiss but it meant a lot to me.
- You always show you put thought into your review and that means a lot to me.
- Thanks for everything you said, it really meant a lot to me.
- Any other time, those words would have meant a lot to her.
2Intend (something) to occur or be the case. with infinitive it was meant to be a secret Example sentencesExamples - This show is meant to be the first of an annual series curated by the museum from its holdings.
- It's strange how someone can know there was a time quite recent you meant them harm, and still hold no grudge.
- Today's rendition was meant to be more meaningful than those of other years.
- You can come with me to the Temple if you promise that you mean his girl no harm.
- They prayed and then cast a charm to pray that they would pass back to their world in peace and mean them no harm.
- Talk them down if you would, tell them that we mean them no harm.
- It wasn't meant to be intimate, but my hand was on his!
- I really get the impression that this is meant to be a representation of an event that happened.
- The difference between Akil, Agape, and the rest of the slaves, was that they understood d' Armano meant them no harm.
- The law on sharing capital gains was meant to redistribute excess profit.
- As one might expect, the work placed in medical environments was generally meant to be as innocuous as possible.
- It's never a good sign when the audience audibly groans throughout what was meant to be a grand love story.
- Counseling is meant to be educational and to leave one with more positive feelings.
- The movie is symbolic it's not meant to be a literal story.
- She believed that horses would be emotionally damaged if it was not explained to them that their riders meant no harm nor wished to degrade them in any way.
- Fear rushed through him and he prayed that the person meant them no harm.
- A doorway page is a page carefully designed to do well on search engine results, but is never meant to be used by humans.
- I think it was meant to be taken a lot more lightly than I read it, but I can't help my own reaction to the film.
- I mean no disrespect, but I wish to inform you that your request may not be wholly understood.
Synonyms intend, aim, plan, design, have in mind, have in view, contemplate, think of, purpose, propose, have plans, set out, aspire, desire, want, wish, expect - 2.1be meant to do something Be supposed or intended to do something.
we were meant to go over yesterday Example sentencesExamples - Adam was meant to dig, not to drive round to the local gardening centre.
- The documentary is meant to expose the difficulties faced by the community especially women living in the area.
- She didn't know where this place was that supposedly they were meant to go to, and because of that tried to push the thought out of her hyperactive head.
- They were meant to make it to Rundalfelt by the next day, and Ariane seemed to become more excited if not scared with each step her horse took.
- They all have a purpose: they're meant to teach us about life, to advise us, to give reasons as to why things are they way they are.
- My first week passed in a blur, mainly caused by my confusion about what I was meant to do and not knowing who everyone was.
- At first he sang mostly for the workers in the factories where he also was meant to be working.
- We were meant to meet the townspeople in just a few minutes, but at the rate we were going, they were going to be getting up and leaving before Al and I even got there.
- Yesterday he had seen, for the first time, the angry and distressed faces of the people he was meant to rule.
- We were meant to learn new things about how the organization formed and pursued its first tentative steps into space.
- 2.2often be meant for Design or destine for a particular purpose.
the jacket was meant for a much larger person Example sentencesExamples - We wondered who the oversize sign was meant for.
- He wondered what they were meant for and why paintings were even allowed in this building.
- Given that most of these types of games were meant for the PC, translating the interface to work with a console hasn't always worked.
- A few government officials have been arrested for stashing away relief material which were meant for victims of the earthquake such as tents, solar lanterns, milk powder, food packets and bed sheets.
- The Marble Falls design is meant for business users, with two flat-screen displays and a small chassis.
- They were meant for all the days they would be sailing and working.
- The tables were meant for two people at each but because of the odd number of students in my class, I was left single.
- I told him that garlic dipping sauce was meant for the sole purpose of dipping!
- They were meant for the military and universities: for calculating missile trajectories and looking for patterns in data.
- Even with her hair falling messily out of a bun, no make-up, wearing a hoodie that was 2 sizes too big and sweat pants that I'm pretty sure were meant for a guy, she still managed to look beautiful.
Synonyms destine, predestine, fate, preordain, ordain - 2.3mean something by Have as a motive or excuse in explanation.
what do you mean by leaving me out here in the cold? Example sentencesExamples - Again, don't take this the wrong way, I mean no offense by it.
- He didn't mean any harm by it; he was just trying to get us here on time.
- He smiled gently at her to show he meant no harm by his comments; he was just stating fact.
- They assured me that they meant no offense by this.
- I meant no harm by my remark, but remember he's only a novice.
- I mean many things by this, which I hope to explore in the coming weeks and months.
- But I don't think Veronica meant any harm by it, and it was nice of her to try.
- She hadn't meant any harm by the question, but he seemed to think so as he glared venomously at her, before replying.
- ‘I'm sure she didn't mean any harm by it,’ I replied.
- Was it just her or had Trey meant something by that comment?
Synonyms matter, have importance, have significance, be important, be significant
3Have as a consequence or result. the proposals are likely to mean another hundred closures with clause heavy rain meant that the ground was waterlogged Example sentencesExamples - Christine not being here has meant a change of plan.
- The collapse in equities means it now represents 25 per cent of the fund's value.
- Being interrogated by the two players had been interesting, but he would do it a hundred times if it meant being with Mandy.
- Unfortunately, it means that we will likely see more advertising in the movie theaters.
- If handled properly it should certainly improve the cab company's efficiency and that means you won't have to wait in the rain so long.
- In second period French, Jen hid the plan book, which meant no homework.
- This is likely to mean a greater spend on advertising and promotional activities.
- Soon January rolled around, bringing in a heavy blizzard, which meant there would be no school.
- Unfortunately for the crowd on the stands, that meant warm blankets and numerous cups of hot chocolate.
- The clouds were threatening to come in from the mountains and that meant rain and inside activity for the next day or so.
- About 200 people are expected to turn up in all, and the popularity means this is likely to become a regular event.
- The only good part about the rain was that it meant that the weather would be slightly less cold, but that, too had its downside.
- This means the Deputy Prime Minister is likely to get the top job when it opens up sometime over the next few years.
- It made critics happy, which means that producers are likely to be more confident in you the next time around.
- That is expected to mean a license fee of just shy of £200 early next decade once inflation is taken into account.
- That meant a day without work, without duty and without purpose.
- However, this does mean the company expects its 2003 fiscal full year to show some growth.
- This means it will achieve its total planned savings a year earlier than originally expected.
- He said the Danish result was likely to mean that Britain would not join the EMU as early as had originally been anticipated.
- The downside though, is that it's likely to mean you'll be packing your own shopping if you choose to participate.
Synonyms entail, involve, necessitate, lead to, result in, give rise to, bring about, cause, engender, produce, effect presage, portend, foretell, augur, promise, foreshadow, herald, signal, bode - 3.1 Necessarily or usually entail or involve.
coal stoves mean a lot of smoke Example sentencesExamples - A day out in Edinburgh does usually mean walking around the city, but suppose we just stayed in-doors.
- Either way, being a performer meant being involved in the compositional process.
Phrases Used to clarify or correct a statement or to introduce a justification or explanation. I mean, it's not as if I owned property Example sentencesExamples - By today, I mean the date at the bottom of the page, not the day I'm writing this, or whenever you may be reading it.
- It's the least you can do for her, I mean, she let us in her house in the middle of the night.
- She had four children, so I mean obviously four times she did have some kind of bodily intimacy.
- I had to do something, I mean, I didn't want him to not have fun because of me.
- See how the other plays so happily with the handler, she, the handler I mean, acts so friendly and kind to them.
- That, I mean, that is one of the most fundamental misunderstandings of what we're proposing.
- I saw this in a full theatre and when the unloaded gun is fired, everybody and I mean everybody moaned.
- I never really had a childhood, I mean, lots of stuff happened to me when I was younger.
- So you can imagine how I can hardly wait for school to start, I mean, I get to escape the craziness at home anyway.
- She's gonna be mad when she finds out, I mean how long have you known and not told her?
usually in questionsReally admit or intend to say. do you mean to say you've uncovered something new? Example sentencesExamples - I don't necessarily mean to say that I feel that's right.
- But just because 3 million people buy driving games every year, it doesn't mean to say that they're right.
- But I don't mean to say that I didn't enjoy the kiss.
- What you mean to say is that you intend to resist doing so, which I already knew.
- You mean to say that you have seen all the maids of the land?
- You mean to say that nothing happened between you guys at all?
- I do not mean to say that such exclusions are absolute.
- ‘You mean to say,’ in tones of mock-surprise, ‘that you do not know everything there is to know?’
- Do you mean to say that we won't be involved in any of this attack?
- Do you mean to say that you're not hated for what you did to Grant?
Have good intentions, but not always the ability to carry them out. Example sentencesExamples - I suppose he may have meant well, but he isn't exactly blessed with an abundance of tact.
- I know you meant well, but why sacrifice yourself for me?
- ‘She always means well,’ Harry muttered in reply.
- He grinned, letting both females know he meant well.
- Devon always means well, he doesn't like to hurt people.
- He knew she meant well, but he couldn't face her.
- She was still pretty uptight, but she meant well.
- The woman meant well, but always ended up criticising every little thing I did.
- These editors mean well, they just don't know what they're doing.
- I'm sure she meant well, but that made me feel angrier than ever, made me feel that she didn't understand at all.
Origin Old English mænan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch meenen and German meinen, from an Indo-European root shared by mind. adjectivemēnmin 1British Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous. she felt mean not giving a tip they're not mean with the garlic Example sentencesExamples - And if you keep being so mean with the price, people might be so angry about it, and they might even burn things down.
- They were horrible - greedy and interfering, and mean and small-minded.
Synonyms miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, parsimonious, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, ungenerous, penurious, illiberal, close, grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, scrooge-like 2Unkind, spiteful, or unfair. she is always mean to my little brother Example sentencesExamples - It was mean to laugh at her when she went but I didn't care.
- Jonah may always be mean to you, but that's still attention.
- But you still shouldn't be so mean to them if they don't get something.
- You know, people are usually mean to you for a reason.
- She is mean to Pip for most of his life, although at the novel's end they meet again, and she seems to be a softened, changed woman.
- That was probably why he had been so horribly mean to Conner in his room earlier.
- The author made you hate the evil sisters who were mean to Ella.
- He gave me a disappointed look and I felt guilty remembering all of the times I was mean to Corbin without an excuse.
- I hated him from then on because he was always mean to me.
- None of this would have happened if he hadn't been mean to her sister.
- They also don't like pets and are mean to small children.
- It made Jason sick to know that people were mean to her.
- It isn't any excuse for him to be mean to his daughter.
- One wonders if, deep down, she couldn't stand being mean to her husband!
- She didn't mean to be mean and cruel but things slip once in while, things she can't control.
- I felt a little bad about being so mean to him but he deserved it.
- I hope the other children aren't being mean to her.
- She didn't know why, but for some reason she couldn't be spiteful or mean to this man anymore.
- He looked like a nice guy, and he hadn't been mean to them.
- I didn't want to be mean to Jes, but Morgan had taken over.
Synonyms unkind, nasty, spiteful, foul, malicious, malevolent, despicable, contemptible, obnoxious, vile, odious, loathsome, disagreeable, unpleasant, unfriendly, uncharitable, shabby, unfair, callous, cruel, vicious, base, low - 2.1North American Vicious or aggressive in behavior.
the dogs were considered mean Example sentencesExamples - Eventually, we learn that Monica is a mean, vicious vamp who places men under her power with a combination of humiliation and flabby thighs.
- This person was also abusive, mean and vicious.
- He was perfect in his stall but when he was on the track, he was mean and vicious.
3(especially of a place) poor in quality and appearance; shabby. her home was mean and small Synonyms squalid, shabby, dilapidated, sordid, seedy, slummy, sleazy, insalubrious, poor, sorry, wretched, dismal, dingy, miserable, mangy, broken-down, run down, down at heel - 3.1 (of a person's mental capacity or understanding) inferior; poor.
it was obvious to even the meanest intelligence Example sentencesExamples - She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper.
Synonyms inferior, poor, limited, restricted, meagre - 3.2dated Of low birth or social class.
it was a hat like that worn by the meanest of people Synonyms lowly, humble, ordinary, low, low-born, lower-class, modest, common, base, proletarian, plebeian, obscure, undistinguished, ignoble
4informal Excellent; very skillful or effective. she dances a mean Charleston Example sentencesExamples - She was known to make a mean grilled cheese and would do so.
- They do a mean curry in this place, but I opt for a hot sandwich instead.
- We opt for number two, and discover the dipso cooks a mean cheese omelette.
- Day has an incredibly luminous screen presence, and in every scene they share, she matches Cagney's swagger with a mean strut of her own.
- I see someone funny and sweet who cooks a mean steak and does a lousy John Wayne impression.
Synonyms excellent, marvellous, magnificent, superb, fine, wonderful, outstanding, exceptional, formidable, first-class, first-rate, virtuoso, skilful, masterful, masterly
Phrases Denoting something very good of its kind. Example sentencesExamples - It is also very well recorded and that is no mean achievement.
- They were holding their own which was no mean feat.
- This is no mean feat, considering the size and relative complexity of the cast.
- Physically imposing and capable of more than one facial expression, he even holds his own in the fight scenes, no mean feat given the martial calibre of the cast.
- Considering the guide price was £130,000, that was no mean feat.
- Considering his prodigious consumption of alcohol and drugs, this was no mean feat.
- For a twenty-five-year-old woman to transform herself into an eleven-year-old child was no mean achievement.
- And as far as negotiations go, it's no mean feat.
- That's no mean feat in an industry that's growing by less than 2% a year.
- This small publisher, which brings out eight new titles a year, has made a name for itself and has had three of its books read or adapted on BBC Radio Four - no mean achievement.
Origin Middle English, shortening of Old English gemǣne, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin communis ‘common’. The original sense was ‘common to two or more people’, later ‘inferior in rank’, leading to mean (sense 3) and a sense ‘ignoble, small-minded’, from which mean (sense 1 and mean sense 2) (which became common in the 19th century) arose. nounminmēn 1The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average. acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples See also arithmetic mean, geometric mean Example sentencesExamples - Such conditions produce overdispersion, wherein the variance exceeds the mean.
- The means associated with both dependent variables in all experimental conditions are presented in Figure 2.
- Provided that the conditional mean was correctly specified, the model was consistent.
- Note that the displayed means are weighted means of the non-log version of the variable.
- These changes are evaluated at the mean of the explanatory variables.
- Centering consists of subtracting the sample mean from each independent variable.
- A mean of 2.63 was reported for the number of courses completed.
- Profits per employee is the deviation from industry mean of the ratio of a firm's operation profits to total employees.
- The mean and the mean of the sum of squares are combined into one loop through the entire data set.
- The means and coefficients of variation of output and input variables are reported in Table 1.
- Our favored aggregate is the R2 weighted aggregation, but we also report the simple mean of the forecasts and the median.
- The survey results for the means of each listed variable are reported in Table 3, Column 1.
- The tests were all performed ten times and the mean of the measurements was taken as the result for the test.
- The price may rise and fall, but the average mean is what the cost will turn out to be.
- The median is a more conservative estimate of WTP than the mean, since it gives less weight to extreme observations on the high side.
- The cancer patients had used their phone for a mean of 2.8 years while the control group averaged 2.7 years.
- Consider the jellybean example: if there is a large glass sphere hidden among the jellybeans, then you will get a normal distribution of guesses centred on the wrong mean.
- There are two ways to calculate WTP from the estimated logistic function: its mean and its median.
2A condition, quality, or course of action equally removed from two opposite (usually unsatisfactory) extremes. the mean between two extremes Synonyms middle course, middle way, mid point, central point, middle, happy medium, golden mean, compromise, balance, median, norm, average
adjectiveminmēn 1(of a quantity) calculated as a mean; average. by 1989, the mean age at marriage stood at 24.8 for women and 26.9 for men Example sentencesExamples - You've quoted the mean average, but this is skewed by the small number of fanatics whose 5,000-plus discs line every wall of their homes.
- In Table 2 are shown mean values in the trimmed sample for selected characteristics.
- Of particular interest are the mean values of the surprise component, since they can be interpreted as the average forecast errors.
- In the last ten years, the mean age of heroin users has dropped from 27 to 19.
- To control for the professional experience of the firm's founding team, I calculated the mean age for the set of founders for each law firm.
- The mean age of respondents was 35.32 and the standard deviation was 14.29.
- Fecal output was calculated by dividing mean chromium release rate by the concentration of chromium in the feces.
- Teachers allowed drivers to drive tractors or other agricultural machinery at a mean age of 14.9.
- In the meta-analysis, the mean value for a treatment within each paper was the experimental unit.
- There are no data produced on an annual basis that permit direct calculation of mean graduate and non-graduate earnings.
- It was calculated by dividing hot carcass weight by the overall mean dressing percentage.
- The mean residual values and the RSD were calculated for each weigh day.
- In dealing with commodities such as butter, we recognize patterns in charts and calculate the mean average over a period of time.
- Table 2 presents the variables used, their mean values, and data sources.
- Sows housed in pens and stalls had similar mean values across all measures with each analysis that was used.
- Following convention, quantity terms were normalized using the data means to have mean values of one.
- Diamond found a negative relationship between aging and productivity and that the mean peak age for the citation stock for the six samples was 59 years of age.
- We then calculated the mean multiplexity of the focal firm's network partners and used that as our measure of multiplexity.
- In this study, 5-year moving averages are used to estimate the mean value of each commodity.
- An additional year of age of a house lowers the estimated sales price by $1,230 evaluated at the observed mean values.
Synonyms average, median, middle, halfway, centre, central, intermediate, medial, medium, normal, standard, middling 2Equally far from two extremes. hope is the mean virtue between despair and presumption
Origin Middle English: from Old French meien, from Latin medianus ‘middle’ (see median). |