means

(noun, verb)

noun

1. thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

- a means of control

Similar word(s): agency, way

Definition categories: act, effectuation, implementation

2. an instrumentality for accomplishing some end

Definition categories: man–made, instrumentality, instrumentation

3. considerable capital (wealth or income)

- he is a man of means

Similar word(s): substance

Definition categories: possession, capital

Sentences with means as a noun:

- She treated him as a means to an end.

- A car is a means of transport.

- a person of means;

- He was living beyond his means.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of mean