English Online Dictionary. What means means? What does means mean?
English
Etymology
See mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /miːnz/
- (US) IPA(key): /minz/
- Rhymes: -iːnz
Noun
means
- plural of mean
Noun
means (plural means)
- An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
- A car is a means of transport.
Noun
means pl (plural only)
- (uncountable) Resources; riches.
- He was living beyond his means.
Usage notes
Frequently contrasted with end (“goal”), as in “a means to an end”. Similar contrast is process vs. product.
Synonyms
- wherewithal
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
means
- third-person singular simple present indicative of mean
Anagrams
- Mensa, Seman, amens, manes, manse, mensa, mesna, names, namés, neams, ñames
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of meō (“go along, traverse”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ans/, [ˈmeä̃ːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ans/, [ˈmɛːäns]
Participle
meāns (genitive meantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- going along, passing, traversing
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.