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mean
Overview of noun mean
The noun mean has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (11) mean, mean value -- (an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n)
Overview of verb mean
The verb mean has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (97) mean, intend -- (mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?")
2. (91) entail, imply, mean -- (have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers")
3. (46) mean, intend, signify, stand for -- (denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means")
4. (27) intend, mean, think -- (have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night")
5. (9) mean -- (have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything")
6. (8) think of, have in mind, mean -- (intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!")
7. mean -- (destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you")
Overview of adj mean
The adj mean has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (16) average, mean -- (approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall")
2. (6) hateful, mean -- (characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood")
3. (3) base, mean, meanspirited -- (having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics")
4. mean -- (excellent; "famous for a mean backhand")
5. beggarly, mean -- (marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut")
6. mean, mingy, miserly, tight -- ((used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip")
7. beggarly, mean -- ((used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt)
8. bastardly, mean -- (of no value or worth; "I was caught in the bastardly traffic")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mean
1 sense of mean
Sense 1
mean, mean value
=> average, norm
=> statistic
=> datum, data point
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun mean
1 sense of mean
Sense 1
mean, mean value
=> arithmetic mean, first moment, expectation, expected value
=> geometric mean
=> harmonic mean
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mean
1 sense of mean
Sense 1
mean, mean value
=> average, norm
Antonyms of noun mean
Member Holonyms of noun mean
Substance Holonyms of noun mean
Part Holonyms of noun mean
Member Meronyms of noun mean
Substance Meronyms of noun mean
Part Meronyms of noun mean
Meronyms of noun mean
Holonyms of noun mean
Attributes of noun mean
Derived Forms of noun mean
Domain of noun mean
1 sense of mean
Sense 1
mean, mean value
TOPIC>(noun) statistics#1
Domain Terms of noun mean
Familiarity of noun mean
mean used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun mean
1 sense of mean
Sense 1
mean, mean value
> average, norm
=> age norm
=> mode, modal value
=> median, median value
=> mean, mean value
Meronyms of noun mean
1 sense of mean
Holonyms of noun mean
Grep of noun mean
aramean
arithmetic mean
geometric mean
golden mean
greenwich mean time
harmonic mean
mean
mean deviation
mean deviation from the mean
mean distance
mean solar day
mean solar time
mean sun
mean time
mean value
meander
meanie
meaning
meaningfulness
meaninglessness
meanness
means
means grass
means test
meantime
meanwhile
meany
regression toward the mean
Antonyms of verb mean
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mean
7 senses of mean
Sense 1
mean, intend
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
entail, imply, mean
=> necessitate
=> lead
=> leave, result, lead
=> produce, bring about, give rise
=> make, create
Sense 3
mean, intend, signify, stand for
Sense 4
intend, mean, think
=> will, wish
Sense 5
mean
Sense 6
think of, have in mind, mean
=> associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 7
mean
=> intend, destine, designate, specify
=> plan
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb mean
3 of 7 senses of mean
Sense 1
mean, intend
=> typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
=> denote, refer
=> signify
=> spell, import
=> aim
=> drive, get, aim
Sense 4
intend, mean, think
=> design
=> plan, be after
=> aim, purpose, purport, propose
Sense 6
think of, have in mind, mean
=> mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mean
7 senses of mean
Sense 1
mean, intend
=> convey, impart
Sense 2
entail, imply, mean
=> necessitate
Sense 3
mean, intend, signify, stand for
Sense 4
intend, mean, think
=> will, wish
Sense 5
mean
Sense 6
think of, have in mind, mean
=> associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
Sense 7
mean
=> intend, destine, designate, specify
'Cause To' of verb mean
Derived Forms of verb mean
2 of 7 senses of mean
Sense 1
mean, intend
RELATED TO>(noun) meaning#1
=> meaning, significance, signification, import
RELATED TO>(noun) meaning#2
=> meaning, substance
Sense 3
mean, intend, signify, stand for
RELATED TO>(noun) meaning#1
=> meaning, significance, signification, import
RELATED TO>(noun) meaning#2
=> meaning, substance
Domain of verb mean
Domain Terms of verb mean
Familiarity of verb mean
mean used as a verb is common (polysemy count =7)
Sample Sentences of verb mean
7 senses of mean
Sense 1
mean, intend
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
entail, imply, mean
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
mean, intend, signify, stand for
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
intend, mean, think
EX: They mean to move
Sense 5
mean
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
think of, have in mind, mean
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 7
mean
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb mean
5 of 7 senses of mean
Sense 1
mean, intend
> convey, impart
=> thank, give thanks
=> hint, suggest
=> say
=> look
=> flash
=> breathe
=> express, show, evince
=> mean, intend
Sense 2
entail, imply, mean
> necessitate
=> entail, imply, mean
Sense 4
intend, mean, think
> will, wish
=> intend, mean, think
Sense 6
think of, have in mind, mean
> associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
=> remember
=> interrelate
=> correlate
=> identify
=> free-associate
=> think of, have in mind, mean
Sense 7
mean
> intend, destine, designate, specify
=> mean
=> design
=> slate
=> calculate, aim, direct
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb mean
Sense 1
mean, intend
=> convey, impart
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Sense 2
entail, imply, mean
=> necessitate
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Sense 3
mean, intend, signify, stand for
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Sense 4
intend, mean, think
=> will, wish
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Sense 5
mean
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Sense 6
think of, have in mind, mean
=> associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
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Sense 7
mean
=> intend, destine, designate, specify
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Grep of verb mean
demean
mean
meander
misdemean
Antonyms of adj mean
8 senses of mean
Sense 1
average, mean(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA normal) -> abnormal
Sense 2
hateful, mean
INDIRECT (VIA nasty) -> nice
Sense 3
base, mean, meanspirited
INDIRECT (VIA ignoble) -> noble
Sense 4
mean
INDIRECT (VIA skilled) -> unskilled
Sense 5
beggarly, mean
INDIRECT (VIA poor) -> rich
Sense 6
mean, mingy, miserly, tight
INDIRECT (VIA stingy) -> generous
Sense 7
beggarly, mean
INDIRECT (VIA stingy) -> generous
Sense 8
bastardly, mean
INDIRECT (VIA contemptible) -> estimable
Similarity of adj mean
8 senses of mean
Sense 1
average, mean(prenominal)
=> normal (vs. abnormal)
Sense 2
hateful, mean
=> nasty (vs. nice), awful
Sense 3
base, mean, meanspirited
=> ignoble (vs. noble)
Sense 4
mean
=> skilled (vs. unskilled)
Sense 5
beggarly, mean
=> poor (vs. rich)
Sense 6
mean, mingy, miserly, tight
=> stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous
Sense 7
beggarly, mean
=> stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous
Sense 8
bastardly, mean
=> contemptible (vs. estimable)
Pertainyms of adj mean
Attributes of adj mean
Domain of adj mean
2 of 8 senses of mean
Sense 1
average, mean(prenominal)
TOPIC>(noun) statistics#1
Sense 4
mean
USAGE>(noun) slang#2, cant#3, jargon#1, lingo#1, argot#1, patois#1, vernacular#1
Domain Terms of adj mean
Familiarity of adj mean
mean used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =8)
Grep of adj mean
aramean
mean
meandering
meaning
meaningful
meaningless
meanspirited
Grep of adv mean
meanderingly
meaningfully
meanly
meanspiritedly
meantime
meanwhile
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