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- 1. an action or system by which a result is achieved; a method: "technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation" Similar
- 2. financial resources; income: "he came from a family of very modest means" Similar
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MEANS definition: 1. a method or way of doing something: 2. money, for example from an income, that allows you to…. Learn more.
to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is: Economists normally define a recession as two successive quarters of negative growth. to explain and state the meaning and exact limits of something: a defined goal / objective.
means. noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /miːnz/. /miːnz/. (plural means) Idioms. [countable] an action, an object or a system by which a result is achieved; a way of achieving or doing something. means of something Email is a highly effective means of communication.
Means definition: the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end. See examples of MEANS used in a sentence.
Someone who has wealth beyond the average person is said to be a person of means. Means can also mean the way something happens. You should try to resolve your fight with your brother through peaceful means––noogies are so undignified.
n. 1. ( functioning as singular or plural) the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end: a means of communication. 2. ( functioning as plural) resources or income. 3. ( functioning as plural) considerable wealth or income: a man of means.
Definition of means noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A means of doing something is a method, instrument, or process which can be used to do it. Means is both the singular and the plural form for this use.
Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of MEAN is to have in the mind as a purpose : intend —sometimes used interjectionally with I, chiefly in informal speech for emphasis or to introduce a phrase restating the point of a preceding phrase. How to use mean in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mean.
The meaning of something is what it expresses or represents: The word "flight" has two different meanings: a plane trip, and the act of running away. The meaning of his gesture was clear. His novels often have (a) hidden meaning. Fewer examples. The meaning of a sentence often depends on stress and intonation.
