means

verb

To lament.

1. To intend.
2. To convey (a meaning).
3. To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).

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

4. To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).

   One faltering step means certain death.

5. (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.

   Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle.

1. (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
2. (in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
3. Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
4. The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
5. The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
6. Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
7. Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.

1. Resources; riches.

   He was living beyond his means.

1. An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.

   A car is a means of transport.