"mean" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Español]

IPA: [ˈme.an]
Rhymes: e.an
  1. Tercera persona del plural (ellas, ellos; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mear. Form of: mear
    Sense id: es-mean-es-verb-mS6xFWgQ Categories (other): ES:Formas verbales en indicativo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adjective [Inglés]

IPA: /miːn/, /min/ Audio: en-us-mean.ogg Forms: mean [positive], meaner meanest [comparative]
Etymology: Del inglés medio menen. Etymology templates: {{etimología|enm|menen|leng=en}} Del inglés medio menen
  1. Mezquino, tacaño, agarrado.
    Sense id: es-mean-en-adj-J~IJ5~i1
  2. Malo, malvado.
    Sense id: es-mean-en-adj-EPA4gLLU
  3. Malhumorado.
    Sense id: es-mean-en-adj-juGWCtIa
  4. Humilde, pobre.
    Sense id: es-mean-en-adj-dBRrXnAC
  5. Medio, que está a la mitad, en la posición media.
    Sense id: es-mean-en-adj-RL~ttbHc
  6. Promedio.
    Sense id: es-mean-en-adj-CdWc1lNH
  7. Término medio.
    Sense id: es-mean-en-adj-zsZmQgEB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [Inglés]

IPA: /miːn/, /min/ Audio: en-us-mean.ogg Forms: mean [singular], means [plural]
Etymology: Del inglés medio menen. Etymology templates: {{etimología|enm|menen|leng=en}} Del inglés medio menen
  1. Medio
    Sense id: es-mean-en-noun-2ibU8RJE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [Inglés]

IPA: /miːn/, /min/ Audio: en-us-mean.ogg
Etymology: Del inglés medio menen. Etymology templates: {{etimología|enm|menen|leng=en}} Del inglés medio menen
  1. Tener la intención, tener pensado, tener planeado, querer decir, significar.
    Sense id: es-mean-en-verb-IVnDxqvq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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        "Término medio."
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