means
see also: Means
Etymology

See mean ("method or course of action used to achieve some result").

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /miːnz/
  • (America) IPA: /minz/
Noun
  1. plural form of mean#Noun
Noun

means (plural means)

  1. An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
    She treated him as a means to an end.
    A car is a means of transport.
Noun

means (plural p)

  1. (uncountable) Resources; riches.
    a person of means;   independent means
    He was living beyond his means.
Synonyms Translations Translations Verb
  1. 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.
Proper noun
  1. Surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.



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