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The correct spelling is mean.
How to pronounce mean
/miːn/
verbIPA: /miːn/
Say it like: Mee-n
The correct spelling is mean. To lament. For example: "Does she really mean what she said to him last night?"
Usage Examples
“Does she really mean what she said to him last night?”
“One faltering step means certain death.”
“Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To lament.
- 2.To intend.
- 3.To convey (a meaning).
- 4.To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- 5.To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
adjective
- 1.Common; general.
- 2.Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
- 3.Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- 4.Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- 5.Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
noun
- 1.(now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- 2.(in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
- 3.Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- 4.The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
- 5.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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