mean

En français : signifier, vouloir dire, entendre, avoir l'intention

1. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. (transitive) · I didn't mean to knock your tooth out.· I mean to go to Arévalo in Spain this summer; I’ve been meaning to tell you for weeks, but I’ve just found the time.
2. To have as intentions of a given kind. (intransitive) · Don't be angry; she meant well.
3. To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. (transitive) · Actually this desk was meant for the subeditor.· Man was not meant to question such things.
4. To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation. (transitive) · Your reasoning seems needlessly abstruse, complex, and verbose for me. I mean, could you dumb it down for my sake?
5. To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea). (transitive) · The sky is red this morning—does that mean we're in for a storm?
6. Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify. (transitive) · What does this hieroglyph mean?
7. Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude. (transitive) · I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean.· He’s a little different, if you know what I mean.
8. To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). (transitive) · Does she really mean what she said to him last night?· Say what you mean and mean what you say.

He/she/it means · Prétérit meant · Participe passé meant · Forme en -ing meaning