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mean

A1 verb

mean /miːn/ nghĩa là định, có ý định

Các nghĩa

  1. định, có ý định

    To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.

    transitive

    I didn't mean to knock your tooth out.

    I mean to go to Arévalo in Spain this summer; I’ve been meaning to tell you for weeks, but I’ve just found the time.

    I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.

  2. có ý định

    To have as intentions of a given kind.

    intransitive

    Don't be angry; she meant well.

  3. dành cho, định sẵn

    To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.

    passive · regional · transitive

    Actually this desk was meant for the subeditor.

    Man was not meant to question such things.

  4. ý nói, ý là

    To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.

    transitive

    Your reasoning seems needlessly abstruse, complex, and verbose for me. I mean, could you dumb it down for my sake?

  5. nghĩa là

    To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).

    transitive

    The sky is red this morning—does that mean we're in for a storm?

  6. có nghĩa là

    Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.

    transitive

    What does this hieroglyph mean?

    A term should be included if it’s likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means.

+ 2 nghĩa khác
  1. ám chỉ, ngụ ý

    Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.

    transitive

    I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean.

    He’s a little different, if you know what I mean.

  2. nói thật, thành thật

    To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).

    transitive

    Does she really mean what she said to him last night?

    Say what you mean and mean what you say.

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