means
An instrument or condition to achieve a resultAn instrument or condition to achieve a result.
» I don't know what this means.
Я не знаю, что это значит.
Я не знаю, про що тут йдеться.
Meaning
3 sensesAn 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
(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)
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 sentencesI don't know what this means.
Я не знаю, про що тут йдеться.
ruЯ не знаю, что это значит.
I don't know what it means.
Я не знаю, про що тут йдеться.
ruЯ не знаю, что это значит.
We have no means of transportation.
У нас немає жодних засобів пересування.
ruУ нас нет никаких средств передвижения.
deWir haben kein Transportmittel.
I don't understand what this means.
Я не розумію, що це означає.
ruЯ не понимаю, что это значит.
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.
Translations
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Origin
From mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyenFrom mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyens, German Mittel.
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Forms
plural: meansSynonyms
6 synonyms- 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 wordsCollocations
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