How to pronounce mean in English

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Pronunciation of Mean is Mean, mea-n

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    • Traditional IPA representation of mean: /mɛæn/
    • Modern IPA representation of mean: /mɛæn/

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    List of meaning for mean

    characterized 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 size

    for 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 rank

    Alexander Hamilton seems to have had feelings of inferiority because of his mean origins

    giving or sharing as little as possible

    a mean child who hoarded all her toys

    having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it

    a mean, embittered old woman who wanted company for her misery

    not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency

    a mean trick to play on a trusting person

    of little or less value or merit

    it's no mean feat to memorize that long poem

    of the very best kind

    I'm a mean dancer, so you could do worse than go to the prom with me

    showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect

    he worked hard to escape the mean neighborhood of his youth

    arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust

    that was no mean stunt to pull off, especially with so little advance preparation

    a middle point between extremes

    that candidate's moderate views were seen as the mean that voters were looking for

    an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result

    won the competition by fair and honest means

    something used to achieve an end

    the ends don't justify the means

    the total of one's money and property

    a woman of considerable means

    to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind

    the national anthem means various things to various people

    to be of importance

    your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me

    to have in mind as a purpose or goal

    I mean to win this race

    to serve as a sign or symptom of

    these colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived

    List of synonyms for mean

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    mean in sentence

    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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    Quotes and sayings containing the term mean

    I think it's important to vote every opportunity you have -- as a woman and as a citizen of whatever country you are in. And, to honor our predecessors and what they fought for us to be able to do this, i have daughters and just because my ancestors didn't have a vote doesn't mean my daughters shouldn't have a right to their opinion.

    Caroline Killeen

    I think it should be shut down for now until you find something, a better program in place, i mean this is a free country for what's that's worth but I think it does need to be shut down until they get a cap on things.

    Donald Trump

    Losing a round does not mean one lost the war.

    Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

    The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century.

    Dan Quayle

    Fortunately my father and I have about the same sort of shaped head. But once you put it on it stays. I mean it just remains on.

    The Queen

    The Hanoi summit damaged the North's long-held principle that its leader never makes an error, so they have to shift the blame, this may not mean an immediate shift in their U.S. strategy, but the diplomats will likely take the initiative to contain the fallout from Hanoi and promote diplomacy with various countries.

    Kim Hyun-wook

    Over the last five to 10 years, the issue of long-term considerations have emerged quite convincingly in the scientific literature, by that, I mean intermediate in terms of cognitive development and intellectual performance but even more strikingly in terms of chronic disease in terms of later in life.

    David Paige

    When I was reading this I was just horrified. I mean I'd read other messages before but just seeing them all compiled like that was just so confronting and so horrendous, then I was inspired by what happened after the Paris attacks where somebody tweeted out the names of all the victims one by one and I thought there was a lot of power in that.

    Kerri Sackville

    [On recognizing China] But if you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them. For instance, we all recognize the right honourable gentleman the member for Ebbw Vale.

    Sir Winston Churchill

    Great, I mean terrific.

    Gary Johnson

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