MEANS definition: 1. a method or way of doing something: 2. money, for example from an income, that allows you to…. Learn more.

Definition of means noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If one thing means another, it shows that the second thing exists or is true. An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer. [VERB noun] Just because he has a beard doesn't …

meant, meaning to be minded or disposed; have intentions. Beware, she means ill, despite her solicitous manner.

a. Money, property, or other wealth: You ought to live within your means. b. Great wealth: a woman of means.

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Usually, means. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end: The telephone is a means of communication. There are several means of solving the …

mean, ignoble, abject, sordid mean being below the normal standards of human decency and dignity. mean suggests small-mindedness, ill temper, or cupidity. ignoble suggests a loss or …

The tools needed to do something can also be called the means. You don't have the means to make an art project if you need paint and feathers and you have neither.

(countable, singular and plural) An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose. She treated him as a means to an end.