to have in the mind as a purpose intend she means to win sometimes used interjectionally with I, chiefly in informal speech for emphasis he throws, I mean, hard or to introduce a phrase restating the point of a preceding phrase we try to answer what we can, but I mean we're not God Bobbie Ann Mason
design for or destine to a specified purpose or future I was meant to teach
serve or intend to convey, show, or indicate signify a red sky means rain
have importance to the degree of health means everything
MEANER, one that means (to intend (to have as a specific aim or purpose)) [n]
direct to a particular individual
have an intended purpose he means well
MEANER, one who means (to intend (to have as one's aim or purpose)) [n]