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- Dictionarymeans/miːnz/
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- 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.
Means definition: the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end. See examples of MEANS used in a sentence.
to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is: Economists normally define a recession as two successive quarters of negative growth. to explain and state the meaning and exact limits of something: a defined goal / objective.
A means of doing something is a method, instrument, or process which can be used to do it. Means is both the singular and the plural form for this use.
Jun 7, 2015 · 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.
Merriam-Webster unabridged. 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.
n. 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 man of means.
Someone who has wealth beyond the average person is said to be a person of means. Means can also mean the way something happens. You should try to resolve your fight with your brother through peaceful means––noogies are so undignified.
to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact: What does this word mean? [ + that ] These figures mean that almost six percent of the working population is unemployed. mean by What do you mean by that remark? She's kind of strange though. Do you know what I mean? "They all showed up." "You mean the entire family ?" [ T ]
Definition of means noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
