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meantverbpast tense of mean to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mindthe national anthem means various things to various people denoted, expressed, imported, intended, signified, spelled connoted, implied, suggestedadded up (to), amounted (to)hinted, inferred, insinuated, intimatedembodied, epitomized, personified, represented, symboled(or symbolled), symbolizedadverted, alluded (to), cited, instanced, mentioned, referred (to), specified, touched (on or upon)designated, indicated, pointed (to), signaled(or signalled)announced, declared, proclaimedelucidated, explained to be of importanceyour presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me counted, imported, mattered, signified, weighed affected, concerned, influenced, swayedadded up (to), amounted (to) carried weight, cut ice to have in mind as a purpose or goalI mean to win this race aimed, allowed(chiefly Southern & Midland), aspired, calculated, contemplated, designed, intended, looked, meditated, planned, proposed, purported, purposed, went(chiefly Southern & Midland) dreamed(or dreamt), hoped, wishedconsidered, debated, mulled (over), ponderedattempted, endeavored, strove(also strived), struggled, triedplotted, schemedaccomplished, achieved, effected, executed, performed figured on to serve as a sign or symptom ofthese colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived |