means

(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.
(noun): (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
(noun): (in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
(noun): Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
(noun): The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
(noun): The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
(noun): 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.
(noun): Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
(noun): Resources; riches.
(noun): An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.