mean

  • (verb): To lament.
  • (verb): To intend.
  • (verb): To convey (a meaning).
  • (verb): To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
  • (verb): To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
  • (verb): (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
  • Does she really mean what she said to him last night?
  • One faltering step means certain death.
  • Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle.