mean Significado & Definição

Significado de mean em português

• 0 to have a particular meaning -- significar

  • What does this word mean?

  • The green light means go.

• 1 something that you say in order to correct yourself -- isto é, eu quero dizer

  • We went there in May – I mean June.

• 2 to want to do something -- querer fazer algo, ter intenção de fazer algo

  • I didn’t mean to hurt her.

• 3 to be planning to do something -- estar planejando fazer algo

  • I’ve been meaning to call you for weeks.

• 4 to have a particular result -- significar

  • These changes will mean better healthcare for everyone.

• 5 to intend to express a fact or opinion -- querer dizer

  • I didn’t mean that as a criticism.

  • What exactly do you mean by ‘old-fashioned’?

• 6 to have an important emotional effect on someone -- significar

  • It wasn’t a valuable picture but it meant a lot to me.

• 7 not kind -- duro, rude

  • My sister was being mean to me.

• 8 A mean person does not like spending money, especially on other people. -- avarento, mesquinho

  • He’s too mean to buy her a ring.