To lament.
To intend.
To convey (a meaning).
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?
To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
One faltering step means certain death.
(usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle.
Common; general.
Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
a man of mean parentage / a mean abode
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
a mean appearance / mean dress
Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
a mean motive
Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
He's so mean. I've never seen him spend so much as five pounds on presents for his children.
Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating
Selfish; acting without consideration of others; unkind.
It was mean to steal the girl's piggy bank, but he just had to get uptown and he had no cash of his own.
Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another
Watch out for her, she's mean. I said good morning to her, and she punched me in the nose.
Powerful; fierce; strong
It must have been a mean typhoon that levelled this town.
Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
He hits a mean backhand.
Difficult, tricky.
This problem is mean!
(now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
(in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
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.
Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.
Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.