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mean
verb
-
mean
,
meaning
,
means
,
meant
to
intend
or
plan
for
something
to
happen
or
to
be
done
•
I
didn
’
t
mean
to
hurt
your
feelings
.
I
didn
’
t
mean
to
hurt
your
feelings
.
•
She
means
to
finish
the
project
by
Friday
.
She
means
to
finish
the
project
by
Friday
.
Old
English
‘
mænan
’,
from
Proto-Germanic
*mainijaną
, ‘
to
intend
’.
Over
centuries
,
the
sense
of
purpose
remained
.
verb
-
mean
,
meaning
,
means
,
meant
to
intend
or
plan
to
do
or
say
something
•
I
meant
to
send
the
email
yesterday
,
but
I
forgot
.
I
meant
to
send
the
email
yesterday
,
but
I
forgot
.
•
Did
you
mean
that
as
a
joke
or
were
you
serious
?
Did
you
mean
that
as
a
joke
or
were
you
serious
?
Same
Old
English
root
as
the
sense
“
signify
,”
extending
to
intention
in
Middle
English
.
verb
-
mean
,
meaning
,
means
,
meant
to
have
something
as
a
purpose
or
intention
•
I
didn't
mean
to
hurt
your
feelings
.
I
didn't
mean
to
hurt
your
feelings
.
•
What
do
you
mean
by
that
comment
?
What
do
you
mean
by
that
comment
?
Old
English
"
mǣnan
"
meaning
"
to
intend
"
verb
-
mean
,
meaning
,
means
,
meant
to
have
something
as
its
significance
or
definition
;
to
represent
or
express
•
What
does
this
word
mean
in
Spanish
?
What
does
this
word
mean
in
Spanish
?
•
A
red
light
usually
means
‘
stop
’.
A
red
light
usually
means
‘
stop
’.
Sense
of
‘
signify
’
arose
in
Middle
English
as
language
evolved
to
link
words
with
their
concepts
.
noun
the
numerical
average
of
a
set
of
numbers
•
The
mean
of
10
,
20
,
and
30
is
20
.
The
mean
of
10
,
20
,
and
30
is
20
.
•
To
find
the
mean
,
add
all
the
scores
and
divide
by
how
many
there
are
.
To
find
the
mean
,
add
all
the
scores
and
divide
by
how
many
there
are
.
Entered
English
mathematical
usage
in
the
16th
century
from
Latin
‘
medius
’
meaning
‘
middle
’.
verb
-
mean
,
meaning
,
means
,
meant
to
express
,
show
,
or
have
as
its
signification
•
What
does
this
word
mean
in
Spanish
?
What
does
this
word
mean
in
Spanish
?
•
A
red
traffic
light
means
drivers
must
stop
.
A
red
traffic
light
means
drivers
must
stop
.
Old
English
mænan
“
to
intend
,
signify
,”
from
Proto-Germanic
*mainijan
.
noun
the
average
number
found
by
adding
several
amounts
together
and
dividing
by
how
many
amounts
there
are
•
The
mean
of
4
,
6
,
and
10
is
6
.
The
mean
of
4
,
6
,
and
10
is
6
.
•
Scientists
calculated
the
annual
temperature
mean
for
the
region
.
Scientists
calculated
the
annual
temperature
mean
for
the
region
.
Late
16th-century
mathematical
use
,
from
earlier
adjective
“
middle
,
intermediate
.”
