mean (EN)

verb, adjective, noun

verb “mean”

1. (of a word) to express (a given sense)
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   The word "amigo" means "friend" in Spanish.
2. (of a person) to want to say
   When she said "watch your step," she meant to warn him about the slippery floor.
3. to truly believe in what one is saying
   When he said he would help, he really meant it.
4. to cause a specific result to happen
   Forgetting to water the plants means they will eventually die.
5. to be important (to someone)
   Winning the championship meant a lot to her.
6. to plan or intend to do something
   She meant to call you yesterday, but she got caught up with work.
7. to be intended for a specific purpose or destiny
   The spare room was meant to be a nursery.
8. to signify or indicate something
   A green traffic light means you can go.

adjective “mean”

1. unkind
   She was being mean when she refused to share her toys with her friend.
2. not willing to share or give, especially money
   He's too mean to even buy his friends a cup of coffee.
3. being in the middle; not the highest or lowest
   The mean score of the class on the test was 75.

noun “mean”

1. the value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number
   To find the mean of your test scores, add them all up and then divide by the number of tests you've taken.