• an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
• have in mind as a purpose; "I Mean no harm"; "I only Meant to help you"; "She didn''t think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
• destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were Meant for you"
• intend to refer to; "I''m thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I Meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
• denote or connote; "`maison'' Means `house'' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word Means"
• Mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I Mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
• have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage Means that we have to stop taking long showers"
• have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband Means nothing to me"; "Happiness Means everything"
• used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt
• used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a Mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
• characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a Mean mood"
• having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a Mean advantage"; "chok''d with ambition of the Meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulga
• marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a Mean hut"
• excellent; "famous for a Mean backhand"

'Mean' in other languages