to mean
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1.6
- verb
- /miːn/
:
tener la intención de
- And when I say go to bed, I mean go to bed.
- mean to say
- understand what is meant
- never meant
Funny that you would think I meant you, Alec.
- Funny that you would think I meant you, Alec.
- And then I go, and I don't mean the game, right?
- And I said, do you mean shovelling shit?
- And when I say go to bed, I mean go to bed.
- And by coming out, I mean today I'm shaking.
- Well, not as, Yeah, I mean, progress, but not.
- And then I think, I mean, I think it's OK.
- I mean, how do you even, I mean, where do you go?
- And like things like this, I mean, that's too cute.
- Let's see, I did not mean that watch time.
Examples
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You see what I mean?
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"Rob will be with 'em, and I mean to train him in your job.
Fiction book (1990) -
What does responsible mean and can I have both?
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If I say it, I mean it.
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Let me handle this, you know what I mean?
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In Measure for Measure, Shakespeare demonstrates that justice is meant for all, not for a few.
Academic text (2011) -
The absence of a smile in these drawings may have been meant to convey unfriendliness.
Academic text (2011) -
There were more reasons why: the abolition of slavery would not mean equality or harmony.
Academic text (2011) -
But Israeli negotiators at the time misinterpreted what exactly Arafat meant when he claimed he would recognize Israel.
Academic text (2011) -
When I said I would finish the project by Friday, I mean that I will complete everything on time.
Synonyms
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1.0
To decide and arrange in advance how to do something
481
2.8
To plan with a specific aim in mind
239
2.3
Try to reach a goal
234
1.0
To plan to do something to reach a goal
224
3.2
To think of a certain person, thing, or idea
176
3.7
To plan to do something
143
2.8
Try to show a particular idea or message
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.4
A set of JavaScript tools for building web applications using MongoDB, Express, Angular and Node.js
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1
3.4
The average of numbers found by adding them and dividing by how many there are
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1
3.0
A number you get when you add numbers and divide by how many numbers there are
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1
8.5
Average of the farthest and nearest distances of a planet or satellite from the body it orbits
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1
7.4
An average of positive numbers found by multiplying them and taking the root for the number of items
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1
7.5
An average for rates found by dividing the number of values by the sum of 1 divided by each value
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Average time for Earth to turn once so the Sun appears in the same place, about 24 hours
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Time kept by an imaginary sun moving at a steady speed used for standard clocks
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The average distance of each number from the group's average
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An imaginary sun that moves at a steady speed across the sky to measure time
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Time kept by an imaginary sun that moves evenly across the sky to set clocks
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A special ratio where the small part to the big part equals the big part to the whole
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A very high or very low result usually comes before a result closer to the average
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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 Determined
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mean as a verb comes from an old English verb that meant 'to intend' or 'have in mind'. So to mean something is to have it in your mind as your purpose.