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

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

an action or system by which a result is achieved; a method

technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation

resolving disputes by peaceful means

financial resources; income

he came from a family of very modest means