Real Dictionary

mean adjective uses
adjective: If you describe an amount as mean, you are saying that it is very small.
adjective: If you describe someone as mean, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to spend much money or to use very much of a particular thing.

mean in American English 1
to have in mind; intend; purpose
intransitive verb: to be minded or disposed; have intentions
transitive verb: to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend

mean in American English 2
low in quality, value, or importance; paltry; poor; inferior
adjective: offensive, selfish, or unaccommodating; nasty; malicious

mean in American English 3
halfway between extremes; in a middle or intermediate position as to place, time, quantity, quality, kind, value, degree, etc.
what is between extremes; intermediate state, quality, course, or procedure
noun: an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end

mean in British English 1
verb: to intend to convey or express

mean in British English 2
adjective: miserly, ungenerous, or petty

mean in British English 3
noun: the middle point, state, or course between limits or extremes

mean noun use
The mean is a number that is the average of a set of numbers.

mean verb uses
If one thing means another, it shows that the second thing exists or is true.
If one thing means another, the first thing leads to the second thing happening.
If something means something to you, it is important to you in some way.
If you ask someone what they mean, you are asking them to explain exactly what or who they are referring to or what they are intending to say.
If you want to know what a word, code, signal, or gesture means, you want to know what it refers to or what its message is.
verb: If doing one thing means doing another, it involves doing the second thing.