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What is meant by 'mean'? |
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Answer» mean1 Video: a look at mean VERBmeant [WITH OBJECT] 1Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify. ‘I don't know what you mean’ ‘he was asked to clarify what his remarks meant’ ‘I meant you, not Jones’ More example sentences Synonyms 1.1(of a word) have (something) as its signification in the same language or its equivalent in another language. ‘its name means ‘painted rock’ in Cherokee’ More example sentences 1.2Genuinely intend to express (something) ‘when she said that she meant it’ More example sentences 1.3mean something toBe of a specified degree of importance to (someone) ‘animals have always meant more to him than people’ More example sentences 2Intend (something) to occur or be the case. ‘they mean no harm’ with infinitive‘it was meant to be a secret’ More example sentences Synonyms 2.1be meant to do somethingBe supposed to do something. ‘we were meant to go over yesterday’ More example sentences 2.2oftenbe meant forDesign or destine for a particular purpose. ‘the jacket was meant for a much larger person’ More example sentences Synonyms 2.3mean something byHave something as a motive or explanation in saying or doing. ‘what do you mean by leaving me out here in the cold?’ More example sentences Synonyms 2.4be meant to beBe generally considered to be. ‘this one's meant to be priceless’ 3Have as a consequence or result. ‘the proposals are likely to mean another hundred closures’ with clause‘heavy rain meant that the pitch was waterlogged’ More example sentences Synonyms 3.1Necessarily or usually entail or involve. ‘coal stoves mean a lot of smoke’ to express, show or have as a meaning अर्थ को व्यक्त करना, दिखाना या उससे युक्त होना to want or intend to say something; to refer to somebody/something कुछ कहने की इच्छा या इरादा होना; किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु का निर्देश करना Amin(in Arabic أمين) is an Arabic and Persian male given name thatmeans"faithful, trustworthy". Other spellings include Amine,Ameenand Amien. The Islamic prophet Muhammad, was called "al-Amin" in his youth. The female equivalent ofAminis Amina, Aminah, Ameenah or Ameena |
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