2. n. An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
She treated him as a means to an end.
A car is a means of transport.
3. n. Resources; riches.
mean
1. v. To intend.
2. v. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
I didn't mean to knock your tooth out.
I mean to go to Baddeck this summer.
I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.
Example Sentences
So he is by no means always serious.
Justice in Uzbekistan may be swift, but it is by no means blind.
They are by no means world class but I must admit I found some of their oratorios quite exquisite.