Mean \Mean\ (m[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meant} (m[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meaning}.] [OE. menen, AS. m[=ae]nan to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. m[=e]nian to have in mind, mean, D. meenen, G. meinen, OHG. meinan, Icel. meina, Sw. mena, Dan. mene, and to E. mind. [root]104. See {Mind}, and cf. {Moan}.] 1. To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do?
What mean ye by this service ? --Ex. xii. 26.
Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good. --Gen. 1. 20.
I am not a Spaniard To say that it is yours and not to mean it. --Longfellow.
2. To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.
What mean these seven ewe lambs ? --Gen. xxi. 29.
Go ye, and learn what that meaneth. --Matt. ix. 13.
Meant \Meant\, imp. & p. p. of {Mean}.
Philippine Sen. Aquilino Pimentel said the travel advisory was meant to show that the Philippines has falled into "anarchy and chaos" to justify moving the talks outside the country.
The system currently holds about 42,000 prisoners, about 14,000 more than existing facilities were meant to hold.
So when party leader Neil Kinnock spoke of the need for realism, he meant recognizing the irrevocable change wrought by nearly 10 years of Mrs. Thatcher's rigorous brand of conservatism.
Catholic Europe was celebrating William's victory because it meant that England would enter the war on the side of the anti-Louis coalition.
Mrs. Hemidal said "something big is going to happen in two or three days _ things will be handled," but she would not explain what she meant.
The owner was insistent on a square-edge, straight-sided Belfast sink. The kitchen had several low windows which meant it was impractical to put in rows of cabinets.
But a critic predicted the pad will never be used because Congress will refuse to pay for the costly military communications and surveillance satellites meant to be launched on Titan 4-Centaurs.
"If you want to do it right, it's a full-time job," Rossetti said. "I was just fortunate I could work my schedule around Carl." That meant sometimes working into the early-morning hours to keep his family financially afloat.
They also said they believed the money was meant to improve the quality of life of the Cuban troops in Angola, who were helping the Marxist goverment fight guerrillas.
This meant the difference in air pressure between the fire floor and the adjacent floors would be about half the difference recommended for current smoke control schemes.
Mr. Reagan undoubtedly meant his gesture with the pile of papers to be critical, but he did not say what could have been said.
It was good to be in a part of the world where Marco Polo's recommendation still meant something, and I set off for Khotan without delay. In the pre-dawn the bus station in Kashgar was a scrum of donkey carts, beggars and passengers dwarfed by baggage.
It was meant to give his people spiritual strength and guidance.
Organizers said today's stayaway also was meant to express opposition to the government in the nearby black homeland of Bophuthatswana.
Those prices stamped to the car window, confusing to begin with, meant even less now because cars weren't selling for those prices.
Mr. Gorman says the changes were meant to unclog bureaucracy.
Ms. Bhutto's latest proposal came at the start of a two-day meeting which is meant to set the stage for a December summit of the association's leaders, probably in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
That money was meant to strengthen the program, but now officials hope it will be enough to stay even.
That meant administrators had to find the $15 million somewhere else if they wanted to run the program.
The losers lost because the dollar meant higher rates and that was a negative for them."
However, brokers said that message also meant that policymakers saw no great cause for concern about an impending recession.
It meant that instead of answering questions about why Congress didn't prevent the savings and loan scandal, or why it can't balance the budget, lawmakers were in sudden demand as local experts on foreign policy.
The Palestinian territory referred to in the declaration presumably meant the West Bank and Gaza, captured by Israel in 1967 Middle East war.
Nobody, however, seemed to have much idea what that meant. Akeler became convinced that protecting the environment was becoming commercially, as well as morally, worthwhile.
'I believe that in west Germany, you are not meant to admit that you lack self-confidence.' Katharina Gruhl, a 30-year-old west Berliner who runs her own management consultancy agency, approached Schlingelhof 'because I wanted to project myself.
But because the provisions on their notes stipulate that they are subordinated to common stock, it also meant the DM135 million genuessscheine capital was wiped out.
The index, meant to forecast economic activity for the coming three months, fell 2.2% in September from August.
Compaq remained a leader for years by keeping ahead of competitors through innovation, a report by Mr. Korus notes. Bursting into the market with hot new products meant that Compaq could dictate prices for a time, and keep profit margins high.
Police suspect the attacks were meant to draw attention to some 40 political prisoners in Chile.
Delays in the installation of this equipment meant Clarke was unable to manufacture ice-cream in time for the hottest months of the summer.