mean

1 verb. (past and past part. Meant) 1 have as one`s purpose or intention (meant no harm by it; i didn`t mean to break it). 2 design or destine for a purpose (meant to be used). 3 intend to convey or refer to (i mean richmond in surrey). 4 (often foll. By that) entail, involve, portend, signify (this means war; means that he is dead). 5 (of a word) have as its equivalent in the same or another language. 6 (foll. By to) be of specified importance to (that means a lot to me). ? mean business colloq. Be in earnest. Mean it not be joking or exaggerating. Mean well have good intentions. [old english]

3 —none. 1 median point (mean between modesty and pride). 2 a term midway between the first and last terms of an arithmetical etc. Progression. B quotient of the sum of several quantities and their number; average. —adjective. 1 (of a quantity) equally far from two extremes. 2 calculated as a mean. [latin medianus *median]

3 —none. 1 median point (mean between modesty and pride). 2 a term midway between the first and last terms of an arithmetical etc. Progression. B quotient of the sum of several quantities and their number; average. —adjective. 1 (of a quantity) equally far from two extremes. 2 calculated as a mean. [latin medianus *median]

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