to mean
∞
3.5
- verb
- /miːn/
:
significar
- The weather forecast suggests that rain tomorrow will mean we need to carry umbrellas.
- does not necessarily mean
- means that
- and that means
So a big part of this means evicting them.
- So a big part of this means evicting them.
- And if this is hard, that means this can't be.
- To stop thinking here means to rise above thinking.
- Think about what it would mean if we stopped growing.
- And that doesn't always mean increasing GNP.
- Well, just because we're apart, it doesn't mean we can't live together.
- And that doesn't have to mean that the life you're leading is wrong.
- But once it is lowered, that means it's made sure.
- So if you master Kung Fu, it means it's mastering life.
Examples
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Making the best argument you can means being reasonable, logical, and fair.
Academic text (2011) -
And when we think about what it will mean to change course, we are all discouraged.
Academic text (2011) -
Think about what it would mean if we stopped growing.
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That means they pay double on certain accidents.
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If he survived the procedure, that means...
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Stace was quiet, thinking about what it would mean if the government was in on it.
Fiction book (1990) -
The results from the 2 November midterm elections mean big changes for Congress next year.
Academic text (2011) -
But the existence of a statistical association does not mean that smoking causes these diseases.
Academic text (2011) -
But becoming more learning-oriented does not mean that students must give up a grade orientation completely.
Academic text (2011) -
That's part of what it means to be a preserver.
Synonyms
966
1.6
To happen because of something and lead to an outcome
225
4.1
Show that one thing must be true if another is true
111
7.2
Cause something bad to happen
98
3.5
Lead to a particular result or effect
82
4.8
To involve something as a necessary part
46
6.1
To cause something to happen
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
20
7.4
A set of JavaScript tools for building web applications using MongoDB, Express, Angular and Node.js
- Specialized
1
3.4
The average of numbers found by adding them and dividing by how many there are
- Specialized
1
3.0
A number you get when you add numbers and divide by how many numbers there are
- Specialized
1
8.5
Average of the farthest and nearest distances of a planet or satellite from the body it orbits
- Specialized
1
7.4
An average of positive numbers found by multiplying them and taking the root for the number of items
- Specialized
1
7.5
An average for rates found by dividing the number of values by the sum of 1 divided by each value
- Specialized
Average time for Earth to turn once so the Sun appears in the same place, about 24 hours
- Specialized
Time kept by an imaginary sun moving at a steady speed used for standard clocks
- Specialized
The average distance of each number from the group's average
- Specialized
An imaginary sun that moves at a steady speed across the sky to measure time
- Specialized
Time kept by an imaginary sun that moves evenly across the sky to set clocks
- Specialized
A special ratio where the small part to the big part equals the big part to the whole
- Specialized
A very high or very low result usually comes before a result closer to the average
- Specialized
An average that gives some numbers more importance using assigned values
- Specialized
An average where some numbers count more than others, for example when scores have different importance
- Specialized
A type of average where you replace the highest and lowest values with closer values before finding the average
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mean in the sense 'result in' grew from the idea of showing or pointing to something that follows. So if something 'means' you must stay home, it tells you the result or consequence.