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/miːn/Definitions
To lament.
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To intend.
To convey (a meaning).
To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
Example: Does she really mean what she said to him last night?
To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
Example: One faltering step means certain death.
/miːn/Definitions
Common; general.
Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
Example: a man of mean parentage / a mean abode
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
Example: a mean appearance / mean dress
Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
Example: a mean motive
/miːn/Definitions
(now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
(in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
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Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.