mean /mi:n/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
• (v.) mean or intend to express or convey
• (v.) denote or connote

Chinese translation

• a. 低劣的, 卑贱的, 简陋的, 吝啬的, 惭愧的, 平均的, 中间的, 普通的
• vt. 意谓, 想要, 意欲, 预定
• vi. 用意, 有意义

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/mi:n/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 5.53 · Common

Word forms

means, meant, meaning

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