mean - Meaning in Kannada

mean - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of mean in English

mean adjective

1. of no value or worth

   Example

   • "I was caught in the bastardly traffic"
2. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
3. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

   Synonyms

   tight

   Examples

   • "a mean person"
   • "he left a miserly tip"
4. characterized by malice

   Examples

   • "a hateful thing to do"
   • "in a mean mood"
5. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

   Examples

   • "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"
   • "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
   • "taking a mean advantage"
   • "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"
6. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

   Examples

   • "of average height for his age"
   • "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"
   • "the mean annual rainfall"
7. marked by poverty befitting a beggar

   Examples

   • "a beggarly existence in the slums"
   • "a mean hut"
8. excellent

   Example

   • "famous for a mean backhand"

mean noun

1. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

mean verb

1. have in mind as a purpose

   Synonyms

   think

   Examples

   • "I mean no harm"
   • "I only meant to help you"
   • "She didn't think to harm me"
   • "We thought to return early that night"
2. destine or designate for a certain purpose

   Example

   • "These flowers were meant for you"
3. intend to refer to

   Examples

   • "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"
   • "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
4. denote or connote

   Examples

   • "An example sentence would show what this word means"
   • "`maison' means `house' in French"
5. mean or intend to express or convey

   Examples

   • "what do his words intend?"
   • "You never understand what I mean!"
6. have as a logical consequence

   Example

   • "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
7. have a specified degree of importance

   Examples

   • "Happiness means everything"
   • "My ex-husband means nothing to me"

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