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View synonyms for

means

/ ːԳ /

noun

  1. functioning as singular or plural the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end

    a means of communication

  2. functioning as plural resources or income
  3. functioning as plural considerable wealth or income

    a man of means

  4. by all means
    without hesitation or doubt; certainly

    come with us by all means

  5. by means of
    with the use or help of
  6. by no manner of means
    definitely not

    he was by no manner of means a cruel man

  7. by no means or not by any means
    on no account; in no way

    by no means come!

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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But Shari Redstone, controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, and the Skydance partners want to clear the legal obstacle to close their deal, even if it means a settlement.

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You might imagine that means the leaders of the United States and Ukraine would sit near one another.

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His not guilty plea means he will now face trial and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty if he is convicted.

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It also means Bellingham then has to do the work of two.

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Being held in criminal contempt of court means defying a judge’s orders.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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