means
see also: Means
Etymology
Means
Etymology
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see also: Means
Etymology
See mean ("method or course of action used to achieve some result").
Pronunciation Noun- plural form of mean#Noun
means (plural means)
- An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
- She treated him as a means to an end.
- A car is a means of transport.
means (plural p)
Synonyms Translations Translations- French: moyens
- German: Mittel
- Russian: бога́тство
- Spanish: medios
- Third-person singular simple present indicative of mean
Means
Etymology
Various origins:
- Reduced form of McMeans, a surname of Irish - origin.
- Habitational surname from the villages of East and West Meon, in Hampshire.
- A nickname from Middle English mene, which is from Old English ġemǣne, or Middle English mene, which is from Old French mëen, mean.
- Surname.
- An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.
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