How do you say mean in English? Pronunciation of mean in English, a free online English pronunciation dictionary.
Pronunciation of Mean is Mean, mea-n
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Continue readingcharacterized as cruel or antagonistic, but often in a petty manner
mean, mean value(adj)an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
average, mean(a)(adj)approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
"the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"
hateful, mean(adj)characterized by malice
"a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
base, mean, meanspirited(adj)having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
"that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
mean(adj)excellent
"famous for a mean backhand"
beggarly, mean(adj)marked by poverty befitting a beggar
"a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"
mean, mingy, miserly, tight(adj)(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
"a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
beggarly, mean(adj)(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
bastardly, mean(verb)of no value or worth
"I was caught in the bastardly traffic"
mean, intend(verb)mean or intend to express or convey
"You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
entail, imply, mean(verb)have as a logical consequence
"The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
mean, intend, signify, stand for(verb)denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
intend, mean, think(verb)have in mind as a purpose
"I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
mean(verb)have a specified degree of importance
"My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
think of, have in mind, mean(verb)intend to refer to
"I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
mean(verb)destine or designate for a certain purpose
"These flowers were meant for you"
being about midway between extremes of amount or sizefor the state of Florida, what is the mean number of sunny days per month?
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rankAlexander Hamilton seems to have had feelings of inferiority because of his mean origins
giving or sharing as little as possiblea mean child who hoarded all her toys
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of ita mean, embittered old woman who wanted company for her misery
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decencya mean trick to play on a trusting person
of little or less value or meritit's no mean feat to memorize that long poem
of the very best kindI'm a mean dancer, so you could do worse than go to the prom with me
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglecthe worked hard to escape the mean neighborhood of his youth
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgustthat was no mean stunt to pull off, especially with so little advance preparation
a middle point between extremesthat candidate's moderate views were seen as the mean that voters were looking for
an action planned or taken to achieve a desired resultwon the competition by fair and honest means
something used to achieve an endthe ends don't justify the means
the total of one's money and propertya woman of considerable means
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mindthe national anthem means various things to various people
to be of importanceyour presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me
to have in mind as a purpose or goalI mean to win this race
to serve as a sign or symptom ofthese colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived
1. If you make up mean stories about others, do not be shocked when someone makes an aspersion about you!
2. Since the people did not identify as male or female, their nonbinary gender could mean no gender or a combination of both.
3. I mean you no disrespect so please forgive my flippant tone.
4. Please accept my apology because I did not mean to vex you with my words.
5. Several mean girls at the school made everyone angry due to their exclusion of many girls from their lunch table.
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