What is the meaning of the word "mean"?

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  1. A condition, quality, or course of action equally removed from two opposite extremes. copy to clipboard NOUN
    • The mean between two extremes. copy to clipboard
  2. Be of some specific importance to someone, especially as a source of benefit or object of affection. copy to clipboard VERB
    • Animals have always meant more to him than people. copy to clipboard
  3. Design or destine for a particular purpose. copy to clipboard VERB
    • The jacket was meant for a much larger person. copy to clipboard
  4. Equally far from two extremes. copy to clipboard ADJECTIVE
    • Hope is the mean virtue between despair and presumption. copy to clipboard
  5. Genuinely intend to convey or express something. copy to clipboard VERB
    • When she said that before, she meant it. copy to clipboard
  6. Intend something to occur or be the case. copy to clipboard VERB
    • They mean no harm. copy to clipboard
  7. Intend to convey, indicate or refer to a particular thing or notion; signify. copy to clipboard VERB
    • I don't know what you mean. copy to clipboard
  8. Of a word, have something as its signification in the same language or its equivalent in another language. copy to clipboard VERB
    • Its name means "painted rock" in Cherokee. copy to clipboard
  9. Poor in quality and appearance; shabby. copy to clipboard ADJECTIVE
    • Her home was mean and small. copy to clipboard
  10. The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average. copy to clipboard NOUN
    • Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples. copy to clipboard
  11. Unkind, spiteful, or unfair. copy to clipboard ADJECTIVE
    • The teacher was mean to the students who struggled with the material. copy to clipboard

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