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/miːnz/

To lament.

📖 Definitions of "Means"

verb
  1. 1

    To lament.

verb
  1. 1

    To intend.

  2. 2

    To convey (a meaning).

  3. 3

    To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).

    "Does she really mean what she said to him last night?"

  4. 4

    To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).

    "One faltering step means certain death."

noun
  1. 1

    (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.

  2. 2

    (in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.

  3. 3

    Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.

  4. 4

    The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.

noun
  1. 1

    Resources; riches.

    "He was living beyond his means."

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