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means (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose) noun [UK: miːnz] [US: ˈmiːnz] | (Bokmål) middelnoun (Nynorsk) middelnoun |
mean [meant, meant, meaning, means] (to convey, indicate) verb [UK: miːn] [US: ˈmiːn] | betyverb |
by no means (certainly not) preposition [UK: baɪ nəʊ miːnz] [US: baɪ ˈnoʊ ˈmiːnz] | (Bokmål) slett ikke, ingenlunde, på ingen måte, overhodet ikkepreposition |
golden mean [golden means] (balance between excess and deficiency) noun [UK: ˈɡəʊl.dən miːn] [US: ˈɡoʊl.dən ˈmiːn] | |
the end justifies the means (morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary) phrase [UK: ðə end ˈdʒʌ.stɪ.faɪz ðə miːnz] [US: ðə ˈend ˈdʒʌ.stə.ˌfaɪz ðə ˈmiːnz] | målet helliggjør midlenephrase |