mean (EN)
werkwoord, bijvoeglijk naamwoord, zelfstandig naamwoord

werkwoord “mean”

mean; he means; past meant, part. meant; ger. meaning
  1. betekenen
    The word "amigo" means "friend" in Spanish.
  2. bedoelen
    When she said "watch your step," she meant to warn him about the slippery floor.
  3. het menen
    When he said he would help, he really meant it.
  4. veroorzaken
    Forgetting to water the plants means they will eventually die.
  5. belangrijk zijn (voor iemand)
    Winning the championship meant a lot to her.
  6. van plan zijn
    She meant to call you yesterday, but she got caught up with work.
  7. bestemd zijn (voor een specifiek doel of lot)
    The spare room was meant to be a nursery.
  8. aanduiden
    A green traffic light means you can go.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord “mean”

mean, meaner, meanest
  1. gemeen
    She was being mean when she refused to share her toys with her friend.
  2. gierig
    He's too mean to even buy his friends a cup of coffee.
  3. gemiddeld
    The mean score of the class on the test was 75.

zelfstandig naamwoord “mean”

sg. mean, pl. means or uncountable
  1. het gemiddelde
    To find the mean of your test scores, add them all up and then divide by the number of tests you've taken.