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Verb To intend. (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.] (intransitive) To have intentions of a given kind. [from 14th c.] (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. [from 16th c.] To convey meaning. (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea). [from 8th c.] (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify. [from 8th c.] (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.] (transitive) To result in; to bring about. [from 19th c.] (transitive) To be important (to). [from 19th c.] Verb (Ireland, Britain regional) To lament. Adjective (obsolete) Common; general. Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble. Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby. Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base. Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable. (chiefly Britain) Ungenerous; stingy, tightfisted; North American English: cheap; formal: niggardly, penurious, miserly. Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating; small. Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind. Causing or intending to cause intentional harm; bearing ill will towards another; cruel; malicious. Powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging. Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with. (childish) Difficult, tricky. Adjective Having the mean (see noun below) as its value. (obsolete) Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable. Noun (plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result. [from 14th c.] (singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps. Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.] (music) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument. [from 15th c.] (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. [from 15th c.] (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency. (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of mean? Sentences with the word mean Words that rhyme with mean What is the past tense of mean? What is the plural of mean? What is the adverb for mean? What is the adjective for mean? What is the noun for mean? Translations for mean Nearby Definitions Mealys mealymouthedness mealy-mouthed mealymouthed Mealy machines Mealy machine MEAN meanable mean absolute deviation mean absolute deviations mean anomalies mean anomaly 4-letter Words Starting With m me mea