Значение

значений: 14

  1. Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.

    a mean appearance

    a mean dress

    mittelmäßig

    дряннойdrjannoj, низкокачественныйnizkokačestvennyj

  2. Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.

    You hurt her feelings - that was a mean thing to do.

    It was mean of you to steal that little girl's piggy bank.

    gemein, böse

    по́длыйpódlyj

  3. Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.

    of no value or worth

  4. (Британия)Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.

    He's so mean. I've never seen him spend so much as five pounds on presents for his children.

    скупойskupoj, прижимистыйprižimistyj

  5. Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.

  6. Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.

    Watch out for her: she's mean. I said good morning to her, and she punched me in the nose.

    gemein

    злойzloj, зло́бныйzlóbnyj

  7. Powerful; fierce; strong.

    It must have been a mean typhoon that levelled this town.

    мощныйmoščnyj, разрушительныйrazrušitelʹnyj

  8. (разговорное)Hearty; spicy.

  9. (разговорное)Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.

    Your mother can roll a mean cigarette.

    He hits a mean backhand.

    классныйklassnyj, первоклассныйpervoklassnyj

  10. (childish, разговорное, часто)Difficult, tricky.

    This problem is mean!

  11. (без степеней сравнения)Having the mean as its value; average.

    The mean family has 2.4 children.

    Mittel-

    сре́днийsrédnij

    сере́днійserédnij

    approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

  12. (устаревшее)Common; general.

Примеры

предложений: 4315

  1. I don't know what you mean.

    Я не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду.

    ukЯ не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі.

    deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst.

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  2. I didn't mean to hurt you.

    Я не хотел причинить тебе боль.

    ukЯ не хотів тебе образити.

    deIch wollte dir nicht weh tun.

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  3. I don't get what you mean.

    Я не понимаю, что вы имеете в виду.

    ukНе розумію, що ти маєш на увазі.

    deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst.

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  4. I didn't mean to do that.

    Я не собирался этого делать.

    ukЯ не хотів цього робити.

    deDas war nicht meine Absicht.

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  5. I'm sorry, I didn't mean it.

    Прости, я не хотел.

    deEntschuldige! Das wollte ich nicht!

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Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 1
having the mean as its value:
Русский
По значениям 7
low in quality:
low-minded; acting without consideration of others:
miserly, stingy:
intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise:
powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging:
accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with:
having the mean as its value:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
low in quality:
low-minded; acting without consideration of others:
having the mean as its value:

Происхождение

From Middle English mene, imene, from Old English mǣne, ġemǣne (“common, public, general,

From Middle English mene, imene, from Old English mǣne, ġemǣne (“common, public, general, universal”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī, from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz (“common”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to change, exchange, share”). Doublet of common.

From Middle English meene, borrowed from Old French meien (French moyen), Late Latin mediānus (“that is in the middle, middle”), from Latin medius (“middle”). Cognate with mid. For the musical sense, compare the cognate Italian mezzano. Doublet of median and mizzen.

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Формы

meaner, meanest
Сравнительная степеньmeaner Урок
Превосходная степеньmeanest Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 139
cheapA2badA1baseA2bumB2garbageA1lousyB2lowA2naughtyB2poorA1rubbishB1sadA1slightB2slimA2trashB1
Близкие по смыслу
  • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity:mingymiserlytight
  • of no value or worth:bastardly
  • (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt:beggarly
  • characterized by malice:hateful
  • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality:basemeanspirited
  • approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value:average

Антонимы

антонимов: 6
loftynobleB2honorableB2compassionateB2kindlyA2niceA1

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 42
СвязанныеgrimB2sternB2mediateC2mediationC2mediocreB2mediocrityC2mediumB1harshhumorlessmedianmediatormeanness
ПроизводныеmeanwhileB1bemeandemeanmeandommeanfemmean girlmeaniemeanishmean machinemean-mouthmean-mugmean-spiritedmeanspomean streakmean streetsmean whitemeanysemimeanintermeanmean anomalymean motionmean planetmean proportionalmean ratio

Уроки к слову

уроков: 2

Сочетаемость

шаблонов: 12
  • didn't mean to
  • really mean
  • mean to imply
  • mean to hurt
  • meant to do
  • the meaning of
  • been meaning to
  • really meant what
  • so mean to
  • does that mean
  • mean by that
  • really mean that

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