To mean meaning in English

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Definition

to mean: to signify, to symbolize, to represent verb
What does that mean? Can you explain the sense to me?

This is an irregular verb:
I mean / I meant / I have meant
(what) I mean...: (what) I want to say... idiom
I hate children... I mean, I'm not ready to have them.
(your friendship) means (a lot to me): (your friendship) represents, counts for (a lot) verb

Examples

  • "Philip : You mean your office?"
  • "Know what I mean, Gerald?"
  • "Excuse my French, but that means we're in deep )(*#$."
  • "Just a reminder, folks: Radio Rhubarb will stay with this story until the bodies are discovered, excuse me, I mean until the situation is explained."
  • "Do you know what this means?"
  • "Edward : You mean the microwave?"
  • "Brian : Edward, I mean Deep Throat, this is BJ."
  • "I'm a lean, mean, turbo-charged selling machine!"
  • "I mean, is it like Planet of the Apes?"
  • "Brian : You mean, you've never, you know...?"
  • "Horatio : General, I mean Rainbow Child, am I still under arrest?"
  • "I mean crazy crazy."
  • "Al Capone : It means... not guilty!"
  • "Rocco : Duh, boss... what does "acquitted" mean?"
  • "Warbuckle : What does that mean?"
  • "I mean, 10,000 dollars?"
  • "THX-1134 : It means that you need to learn a new language, Mr Warbuckle."
  • "This does not mean I'm abandoning you, or this company."
  • "Find out what it means to me."
  • "I wasn't meant to interface with a machine."

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