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āļāļāļīāļāļēāļĒāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāđāļ āđ āļāļāļāļāļģāļ§āđāļē MEAN
The word "mean" is a chameleon in the English language, changing its meaning depending on the context. Here's a breakdown of its various meanings with example sentences for each:
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1. To signify or represent (Meaning):
1. To signify or represent (Meaning):
- Example: "What does this symbol mean?" (āļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ āļāļāļāļŠāļąāļāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāđāļāļĩāđāļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ?)
- Example: The teacher explained the meaning of the poem. (āļāļĢāļđāļāļāļīāļāļēāļĒ āļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ āļāļāļāļāļāļāļ§āļĩ)
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2. To be the average (Average):
2. To be the average (Average):
- Example: The mean temperature for January is 10°C. (āļāļļāļāļŦāļ āļđāļĄāļīāđāļāļĨāļĩāđāļĒ āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāđāļāļ·āļāļāļĄāļāļĢāļēāļāļĄāļāļ·āļ 10°C)
- Example: She calculated the mean score on the test. (āđāļāļāļāļģāļāļ§āļ āļāļ°āđāļāļāđāļāļĨāļĩāđāļĒ āļāļāļāļāđāļāļŠāļāļ)
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3. To intend or have in mind (Intend):
3. To intend or have in mind (Intend):
- Example: "I mean to finish this project by tomorrow." (āļāļąāđāļāđāļ āļāļ°āļāļģāđāļŦāđāđāļāļĢāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĩāđāđāļŠāļĢāđāļāļ āļēāļĒāđāļāļ§āļąāļāļāļĢāļļāđāļāļāļĩāđ)
- Example: Did you mean to say hello? (āļāļļāļ āļāļąāđāļāđāļ āļāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļēāļĒāļŦāļĢāļ·āļāđāļāļĨāđāļē?)
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4. To be significant or important (Important):
4. To be significant or important (Important):
- Example: Your friendship means a lot to me. (āļĄāļīāļāļĢāļ āļēāļāļāļāļāļāļļāļ āļĄāļĩāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ āļĄāļēāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļąāļ)
- Example: It's important to be honest with each other. (āļĄāļąāļāļŠāļģāļāļąāļ āļāļĩāđāļāļ°āļāļ·āđāļāļŠāļąāļāļĒāđāļāđāļāļāļąāļ)
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5. Low in quality or status (Low):
5. Low in quality or status (Low):
- Example: They lived in a small, mean apartment. (āļāļ§āļāđāļāļēāļāļēāļĻāļąāļĒāļāļĒāļđāđāđāļāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļĄāļāļāđāđāļĨāđāļ āđ āļāļĩāđ āđāļāļĢāļĄ ) Note: In this context, "mean" can also have a negative connotation.
- Example: He did a mean job painting the house. (āđāļāļēāļāļģāļŠāļĩāļāđāļēāļāđāļāđ āđāļĒāđ) Note: In this context, "mean" can be informal slang for "bad."
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6. Excellent or skillful (Informal - Excellent):
6. Excellent or skillful (Informal - Excellent):
- Example: She plays a mean guitar. (āđāļāļāđāļĨāđāļāļāļĩāļāļēāļĢāđāđāļāđ āđāļāđāļ) Note: This is informal slang.
- Example: That was a mean right hook he threw! (āļāļąāđāļāđāļāđāļāļŦāļĄāļąāļāļāļ§āļēāļāļĩāđāđāļāļēāļāđāļāļĒāđāļāđ āđāļāđāļ āļāļĢāļīāļ āđ!) Note: This is informal slang.
Remember: The appropriate meaning of "mean" depends on the context. Consider the surrounding words and sentence structure to understand its intended use.
