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to mean

to mean

1.9
Be important to someone
  • verb
  • /miːn/
translation icon : importar
  • That means a lot coming from you.

So it really, it means so, so much to me.

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Examples

  • So it really, it means so, so much to me.

  • What does it mean to put your kids first?

  • I build things that mean things to people.

  • What I care about is what you mean to me, what you provide me.

  • And yes, I really do mean you at the top.

  • And, you know, when I trust people, it means a lot.

  • Let me show you how much you mean to me.

  • Being a Harvard graduate will mean something different to each of you.

  • It would mean a lot to Stacy.

  • Your support really means the world to me during tough times.

Synonyms

to matter
vsto mean
1.4

To be important or make a difference

focuses on importance specifically to a person
to matter to
vsto mean
236 2.4

To be important to someone or something

is used when importance is felt by a person rather than things
to mean the world
vsto mean
  • Informal
33 3.9

To be very important to someone

is important to a person but less emotionally intense

Antonyms

104 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

Idioms

33 3.9

To be very important to someone

to mean business
  • Informal
33 4.6

To show that you are serious and not joking

lean and mean
  • Informal
3 5.3

Working well and able to compete while using few resources

To show a strong idea with very few words

Compounds

MEAN
  • Specialized
20 7.4

A set of JavaScript tools for building web applications using MongoDB, Express, Angular and Node.js

mean streak
  • Informal
7 6.5

A habit of being unkind or cruel to other people

mean trick
  • Informal
1 5.4

An action that hurts or deceives someone on purpose

People use the time at Greenwich in England as the world time standard

mean value
  • Specialized
1 3.4

The average of numbers found by adding them and dividing by how many there are

arithmetic mean
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A number you get when you add numbers and divide by how many numbers there are

mean distance
  • Specialized
1 8.5

Average of the farthest and nearest distances of a planet or satellite from the body it orbits

geometric mean
  • Specialized
1 7.4

An average of positive numbers found by multiplying them and taking the root for the number of items

harmonic mean
  • Specialized
1 7.5

An average for rates found by dividing the number of values by the sum of 1 divided by each value

A funny list of harsh insults people use

mean solar day
  • Specialized
6.3

Average time for Earth to turn once so the Sun appears in the same place, about 24 hours

mean solar time
  • Specialized
8.0

Time kept by an imaginary sun moving at a steady speed used for standard clocks

mean deviation
  • Specialized
7.1

A measure showing how much numbers differ from their average

The average distance of each number from the group's average

mean sun
  • Specialized
9.9

An imaginary sun that moves at a steady speed across the sky to measure time

mean time
  • Specialized
8.7

Time kept by an imaginary sun that moves evenly across the sky to set clocks

A moderate choice between two extremes in how you act or decide

golden mean
  • Specialized
8.1

A special ratio where the small part to the big part equals the big part to the whole

8.5

A very high or very low result usually comes before a result closer to the average

weighted mean
  • Specialized
6.0

An average that gives some numbers more importance using assigned values

6.3

An average where some numbers count more than others, for example when scores have different importance

Winsorized mean
  • Specialized
8.9

A type of average where you replace the highest and lowest values with closer values before finding the average

How Important

to mean
1.9
to count
406 3.2

Surface Forms

mean infinitive
meaning present participle
means third person singular
meant past
meant past participle

Etymology

Mean used to say 'be important' comes from the idea of having meaning for someone. So if something 'means' a lot to you, it 'matters' or has true importance for you.