means

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see also: Means

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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

• wherewithal

Translations

• German: Mittel
• Italian: mezzo
• Portuguese: meio
• Russian: спо́соб
• Spanish: medio

Translations

• French: moyens
• German: Mittel
• Russian: бога́тство
• Spanish: medios

Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative of mean

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Means

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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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