mean

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of MEAN

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind <the national anthem means various things to various people>

Synonyms denote, express, import, intend, signify, spell

Related Words connote, imply, suggest; add up (to), amount (to); hint, infer, insinuate, intimate; embody, epitomize, personify, represent, symbol, symbolize; advert, allude (to), cite, instance, mention, refer (to), specify, touch (on or upon); designate, indicate, point (to), signal; announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain

to be of importance <your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me>

Synonyms count, import, mean, signify, weigh

Related Words affect, concern, influence, sway; add up (to), amount (to)

to have in mind as a purpose or goal <I mean to win this race>

Synonyms aim, allow [chiefly Southern & Midland], aspire, calculate, contemplate, design, go [chiefly Southern & Midland], look, mean, meditate, plan, propose, purport, purpose

Related Words dream, hope, wish; consider, debate, mull (over), ponder; attempt, endeavor, strive, struggle, try; plot, scheme; accomplish, achieve, effect, execute, perform

to serve as a sign or symptom of <these colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived>

Synonyms bespeak, betoken, denote, mean, point (to), signify, tell (of)

Related Words bode, foreshow, foretell, presage

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