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

what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action

the meaning of the Hindu word is ‘breakthrough, release’

the meaning of life

intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed

she gave Gabriel a meaning look