means

To lament.

To intend.

To convey (a meaning).

To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).

"Does she really mean what she said to him last night?"

(now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.

(in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.

Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.

Resources; riches.

"He was living beyond his means."

An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.

"A car is a means of transport."