mean
/min/ v [T] (past tense and past participle meant /ment/) (EXPRESS)Definition
› to represent or express something intended, or to refer to someone or something: "What does ’rough’ mean?" "It means ’not smooth.’" [+ that clause] These figures mean that almost 7% of the population is unemployed. "Do you see that girl over there?" "Do you mean the one with short blond hair?"
(Definition of mean v (EXPRESS) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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