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