intend 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

intend (something) to occur or be the case

they mean no harm

it was meant to be a secret

have as a consequence or result

the proposals are likely to mean another hundred closures

heavy rain meant that the pitch was waterlogged

unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous

she felt mean not giving a tip

they're not mean with the garlic

unkind, spiteful, or unfair

I was mean to them over the festive season

(especially of a place) poor in quality and appearance; shabby

her home was mean and small

very skilful or effective; excellent

he's a mean cook

she dances a mean tango

the value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average

acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

a condition, quality, or course of action equally removed from two opposite extremes

the measure expresses a mean between saving and splashing out

(of a quantity) calculated as a mean; average

participants in the study had a mean age of 35 years

equally far from two extremes

hope is the mean virtue between despair and presumption