/miːnz/, /minz/
OriginFrom mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”). Compare French moyens, German Mittel.
- form-of, pluralplural of mean
- An instrument or condition to achieve a result.
“She treated him as a means to an end.”
“A car is a means of transport.”
“And by this means also he had them the more at vantage, being tired and harassed with a long march; and more at mercy, being cut off far from their country, and therefore not able by any sudden flight”
- plural, plural-only, uncountableFinancial resources; wealth.
“a person of means; independent means”
“He was living beyond his means.”
“Where there is much means to be used, and conditions yet to be performed, for the continuation and Consummation of our Justification, there it is not yet continued or consummate.”
- plural, plural-only, uncountableSubstantial wealth.
“She is a woman of means.”
“Hotels that are so priced that only people of means can stay.”
“Some kind of writer. He didn't have to make a living; he had means.”
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-personthird-person singular simple present indicative of mean
- countable, uncountableA surname.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States.
Formsmeans(plural) · Meanses(plural)