mean
A method or course of action used to achieve some resultA method or course of action used to achieve some result.
» I don't know what you mean.
Ich weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko
Я не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — zmoo
Я не знаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — r381318
Я не знаю, что вы имеете в виду. — marafon
Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі. — triantafillou
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7 senses(also)A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
Mittel
сре́дствоsrédstvo
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
Mittel
сре́днееsrédneje
(historical)The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
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.
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.
The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
сре́днееsrédneje
сере́днєserédnje
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
(obsolete, singular)An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
Examples
4315 sentencesI don't know what you mean.
Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі. — triantafillou
ruЯ не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — zmoo
deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko
I didn't mean to hurt you.
Я не хотів тебе образити. — deniko
ruЯ не хотел причинить тебе боль. — Hellerick
deIch wollte dir nicht weh tun. — Wolf
I don't get what you mean.
Не розумію, що ти маєш на увазі. — brambury
ruЯ не понимаю, что вы имеете в виду. — Biga
deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko
I didn't mean to do that.
Я не хотів цього робити. — deniko
ruЯ не собирался этого делать. — Wadimiy
deDas war nicht meine Absicht. — kroko
I meant it as a joke.
Це був лише жарт. — shanghainese
ruЯ просто пошутил. — marafon
deDas sollte ein Witz sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English meene, borrowed from Old French meien (French moyen), Late Latin mediāFrom 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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Forms
plural: meansSynonyms
5 synonyms- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n:mean value
Word family
18 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.