She said "yes" but she really meant "no." I don't understand what you mean . We're going on Tuesday, I mean Thursday.
to make something happen
This snow means there will be no outdoor sports today.
to plan or want to do something I didn't mean to hurt you.
I meant to call you, but I forgot. It was meant as a joke.
—SYNONYM intend
to be important to someone My family means a lot to me. I mean
words you use to explain or correct what you have just said It was so boring — I mean, nothing happened for an hour! She's from Carolina — California, I mean.
mean 2 / min / adjective ( mean er , mean .est )
1 (used about people or their behavior) unkind It was mean of you to say that Peter was fat.
2 ( math ) average
Use these statistics to calculate the mean annual temperature in Los Angeles.
mean3/ min / noun [ count ]
( math ) the result you get when you add together all the numbers in a group and then divide the total by the number of amounts you added
—SYNONYM average
mean . ing Ф / 'гшпщ / noun
[ count ] what something means or shows This word has two different meanings.
[ noncount ] purpose or importance
After his daughter's death, he felt that his life had no meaning.
mean • ing • ful / minigfl / adjective
useful, important, or interesting a meaningful relationship
mean • ing • less / ' miniglas /
without meaning, reason, or sense
These figures are meaningless if we have nothing to compare them with.
means / minz / noun [ count ] ( plural means )
a way of doing something; a way of going somewhere Do you have a means of transportation (= a car, a bicycle etc. ) ?
by all means
( formal )
of course; certainly
"May I make a suggestion?" "By all means." by means of something
( formal )
by using something
We crossed the river by means of a small bridge.
by no means
( formal ) not at all
I'm by no means sure that this is the right thing to do.
meant
form of mean 1
mean • time / ' mintaim / noun
in the meantime
in the time between two things happening
Our house isn't ready, so we're living with my parents in
the meantime.
mean • while / minwail / adverb
at the same time as another thing is happening, or in the time between two things happening
Peter was at home studying. Dan, meanwhile, was out with his friends.
I'm going to buy a bed next week, but meanwhile I'm sleeping on the floor.
mea • sles / ' mizalz / noun [ noncount ]
( health ) an illness that makes small red spots appear on your skin
Did you ever have the measles ?
meas . ure 1 Ф / 'mepr / verb ( meas . ures , meas ur . ing , meas . ured )
to find the size, weight, or amount of someone or something
Could you measure these windows for me?
to be a certain size or amount This room measures 15 feet across.
meas . ure 2© / 'тезэг / noun [ count ]
a way of showing the size or amount of something A yard is a measure of length.
an action that someone does in order to achieve something
The government has taken measures to resolve the crisis.
meas .ure .ment © / me3armant / noun
[count ]
the size of something that is found by measuring it What are the measurements of the kitchen (= how long and wide is it ) ?
meat © / mit / noun [ noncount ]
the parts of an animal or bird that you can eat I don't eat meat. meat-eating animals
