Synonyms: aim, target, aim at, aim for, be after
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /miːn/ |
| Hyphenation | mean |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑥𐑰𐑯 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) mean | (I) meant |
| (thou) meanest | (thou) meantst, meantest |
| (he) means, meaneth | (he) meant |
| (we) mean | (we) meant |
| (you) mean | (you) meant |
| (they) mean | (they) meant |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) mean | (I) meant |
| (thou) mean | (thou) meant |
| (he) mean | (he) meant |
| (we) mean | (we) meant |
| (you) mean | (you) meant |
| (they) mean | (they) meant |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| meaning | meant |
| Afrikaans | teiken; mik vir |
|---|---|
| Catalan | apuntar; aspirar a |
| Danish | sigte |
| Dutch | bedoelen; menen |
| Esperanto | celi |
| French | avoir pour but; viser |
| German | absehen; bezwecken; trachten nach; zielen; anvisieren; visieren; aufs Korn nehmen; abzielen auf; hinzielen auf; hinauswollen auf; es abgesehen haben auf; streben nach |
| Low German | meynen; bedolen |
| Luxemburgish | mengen |
| Papiamento | intenshoná |
| Portuguese | apontar; mirar; tender; ter em vista; ter por fim; visar a |
| Saterland Frisian | ousjo; trachtje ätter |
| Spanish | querer decir |