means · ​. [countable] an action, an object or a system by which a result is achieved; a way of achieving or doing something. means of something Email is a ... Means testing · Means test noun · Means-test verb

1[countable] means (of something/of doing something) an action, an object, or a system by which a result is achieved; a way of achieving or doing something ...

(not used in the progressive tenses) (of a word) to have something as a meaning in the same or another language. mean something What does this sentence mean ...

angry/violent. ​(especially North American English) likely to become angry or violent. That's a mean-looking dog. He has a mean streak in him.

1mean (to somebody) (of people or their behavior) unkind, for example by not letting someone have or do something Don't be so mean to your little brother!

meaning ; of what somebody says/does · [uncountable, countable] the things or ideas that somebody wishes to communicate to you by what they say or do ; of feeling/ ...

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun means. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete.

a quality, condition, or way of doing something that is in the middle of two extremes and better than either of them.

6 дней назад · Oxford definition: 1. a city in south east England, famous for its university 2. a type of fairly formal man's shoe…. Learn more.

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