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- Dictionarymeans/miːnz/
plural
- 1. an action or system by which a result is achieved; a method: "technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation" Similar
- 2. financial resources; income: "he came from a family of very modest means" Similar
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MEANS definition: 1. a method or way of doing something: 2. money, for example from an income, that allows you to…. Learn more.
force or effort; interchangeable with 'means' in the expression 'by means of'. a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one. a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency.
Means definition: the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end. See examples of MEANS used in a sentence.
noun. 1. (functioning as singular or plural) the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end. a means of communication. 2. (functioning as plural) resources or income. 3. (functioning as plural) considerable wealth or income. a person of means.
DEFINE definition: 1. to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is: 2. to explain and describe the…. Learn more.
means. noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /miːnz/. /miːnz/. (plural means) Idioms. [countable] an action, an object or a system by which a result is achieved; a way of achieving or doing something. means of something Email is a highly effective means of communication.
MEAN definition: 1. to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact: 2. used to add emphasis to…. Learn more.
1. a. To be used to convey; denote: "'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things'"(Lewis Carroll). b. To act as a symbol of; signify or represent: In this poem, the budding flower means youth. 2.
Definition of means noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of MEAN is to have in the mind as a purpose : intend —sometimes used interjectionally with I, chiefly in informal speech for emphasis or to introduce a phrase restating the point of a preceding phrase. How to use mean in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mean.
