mean
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The meaning (definition) of the word mean
being unkind to other people
The word mean used in a sentence
“It is mean to say unkind words to your friend.”
Words that mean the same as mean (synonyms)
unkindrude
Words that mean the opposite of mean (antonyms)
kindnice
How the word mean is said around the world
| French | signifier (seenyeefyay) |
| Spanish | significar (seegneefeekahr) |
| Mandarin | 意思是 (yì si shì) |
| Hindi | अर्थ (urt) |
| Arabic | يقصد |
| Russian | иметь в виду (imet' v vidu) |
| Portuguese (EU) | significar (seegneefeekahr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | significar (seegneefeekahr) |
| Japanese | 意地悪 (ijiwaru) |
| German | bedeuten (buhdawertuhn) |
| Urdu | مطلب (mahtlahb) |
| Punjabi | ਮਤਲਬ (mutuhluhb) |
| Korean | 평균 (pyeonggyun) |
| Hebrew | מְמוּצָע (mmootsah) |
| Greek | μέσο (meso) |
| Dutch | gemeen (ghuhmayn) |
| Tagalog | masama (mahsahmah) |
| Vietnamese | nghĩa là (ngeeuh lah) |
| Turkish | Anlam (ahnlahm) |
| Persian | معنی (mahnee) |
| Polish | mieć na myśli (myech nah mishlee) |
| Ukrainian | середній (seredniy) |
| Bengali | মানে (mahnay) |
| Swedish | betyda (buhtewdah) |
| Italian | Significare (seenyeefeekahray) |
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