Meaning

3 senses
  1. An instrument or condition to achieve a result.

    She treated him as a means to an end.

    A car is a means of transport.

    Mittel

    спо́собspósob, сре́дствоsrédstvo

    спо́сібspósib, за́сібzásib

  2. (plural, plural only, uncountable)Financial resources; wealth.

    a person of means; independent means

    He was living beyond his means.

    Mittel

    бога́тствоbogátstvo, состоя́ниеsostojánije, сре́дстваsrédstva

    бага́тствоbahátstvo

    considerable capital (wealth or income)

  3. Financial resources; wealth.

    (plural, plural only, uncountable)Substantial wealth.

    She is a woman of means.

    Hotels that are so priced that only people of means can stay.

Examples

1638 sentences
  1. I don't know what this means.

    Я не знаю, про що тут йдеться.

    ruЯ не знаю, что это значит.

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  2. I don't know what it means.

    Я не знаю, про що тут йдеться.

    ruЯ не знаю, что это значит.

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  3. We have no means of transportation.

    У нас немає жодних засобів пересування.

    ruУ нас нет никаких средств передвижения.

    deWir haben kein Transportmittel.

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  4. I don't understand what this means.

    Я не розумію, що це означає.

    ruЯ не понимаю, что это значит.

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  5. I'm not sure what this means.

    Я не знаю точно, що це означає.

    ruЯ точно не знаю, что это значит.

    deIch bin mir nicht sicher, was das bedeutet.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
instrument or condition for attaining a purpose:
resources:
Русский
By meaning 2
instrument or condition for attaining a purpose:
resources:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
instrument or condition for attaining a purpose:

Origin

From mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyen

From mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyens, German Mittel.

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Forms

plural: means
Singularmeans
Pluralmeans

irregular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end:agencyway
  • considerable capital (wealth or income):substance
  • an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end:instrumentalityinstrumentation

Word family

6 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • what this means
  • means a lot
  • what that means
  • by no means
  • by all means
  • no means
  • this means to
  • much this means
  • word means
  • all means
  • possible means
  • means nothing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
means — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto