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- Dictionarymeans/miːnz/
plural
- 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.
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.
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.
to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact: What does this word mean? [ + that ] These figures mean that almost six percent of the working population is unemployed. mean by What do you mean by that remark? She's kind of strange though. Do you know what I mean? "They all showed up." "You mean the entire family ?" [ T ]
The meaning of something is what it expresses or represents: The word "flight" has two different meanings: a plane journey, 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.
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.
Definition of means noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
