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mean

• (s) approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
  • the average income in New England is below that of the nation
  • of average height for his age
  • the mean annual rainfall
  average,
• (s) characterized by malice
  • a hateful thing to do
  • in a mean mood
  hateful,
• (s) having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
  • that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble - Edmund Burke
  • taking a mean advantage
  • chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort - Shakespeare
  • something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics
  meanspirited, base,
• (s) excellent
  • famous for a mean backhand
• (s) marked by poverty befitting a beggar
  • a beggarly existence in the slums
  • a mean hut
  beggarly,
• (s) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
  • a mean person
  • he left a miserly tip
  mingy, miserly, tight,
• (s) (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt beggarly,
• (s) of no value or worth
  • I was caught in the bastardly traffic
  bastardly,

Nouns

• (n) an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n mean value,

Verbs

• (v) mean or intend to express or convey
  • You never understand what I mean!
  • what do his words intend?
  intend,
• (v) have as a logical consequence
  • The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers
  entail, imply,
• (v) denote or connote
  • "maison" means "house" in French
  • An example sentence would show what this word means
  signify, stand for, intend,
• (v) have in mind as a purpose
  • I mean no harm
  • I only meant to help you
  • She didn't think to harm me
  • We thought to return early that night
  intend, think,
• (v) have a specified degree of importance
  • My ex-husband means nothing to me
  • Happiness means everything
• (v) intend to refer to
  • I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France
  • Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!
  have in mind, think of,
• (v) destine or designate for a certain purpose
  • These flowers were meant for you

Synonyms

mean value intend average hateful entail imply meanspirited base signify stand for think beggarly have in mind think of mingy miserly tight bastardly

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