verb
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To lament.
verb
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To intend.
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To convey (a meaning).
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To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
example
Does she really mean what she said to him last night?
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To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
example
One faltering step means certain death.
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(usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
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Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle.
noun
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(now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
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(in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
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Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
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The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
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The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
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Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
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Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
noun
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Resources; riches.
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He was living beyond his means.
noun
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An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
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A car is a means of transport.