Plural of mean
regular plural
The plural of mean is means.
Forms of mean
| Singular | mean /miːn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | means /miːnz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Means in a sentence
- An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine.2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, →ISSN, page 5
- A term should be included if it’s likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means.2010, Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez, Rob Flynn, quoting Wiktionary, Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last...
- I hope you won’t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.From the entry think
- Hotels that are so priced that only people of means can stay.From the entry means
- Horses became obsolete means of transportation in cities in the first half of the twentieth century.From the entry obsolete
Meaning of mean
- verb To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- verb To have as intentions of a given kind.
- verb To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
Questions about the plural of mean
- What is the plural of mean?
- The plural of mean is means.
- Is mean countable?
- Mean is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mean (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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