Mean - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
An example sentence would show what this word means
I only meant to help you
Happiness means everything
adjective
chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort
something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics
- of no value or worth (syn: bastardly)
Extra examples
The word meant one thing in Shakespeare's day, but it means something else now.
Can you tell me what my dream means?
What was meant by the poet?
Don't distort what she meant by taking her words out of context.
He's very ambitious, and I mean that as a compliment.
It's a very easy question. Anyone, and I mean anyone, should be able to answer it.
She's not getting any thinner, if you know what I mean.
She says she didn't mean anything by what she did.
I don't trust him. He means no good.
Take all these temperatures and calculate their mean.
Trying to find a golden mean between doing too little and doing too much
Red means “stop” and green means “go.”
He thrust in some mean and unimportant anecdote.
Mr. Ronnie Scott plays a mean saxophone.
She means to win.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: mean
he/she/it: means
present participle: meaning
past tense: meant
past participle: meant
singular: mean
plural: means
comparative: meaner
superlative: meanest
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