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mean [meant, meant, meaning, means] (to convey, indicate)
verb
[UK: miːn]
[US: ˈmiːn]

(Bokmål) innebæreverb

(Nynorsk) innebere, tydaverb

betyverb

meander [meandered, meandering, meanders] (to wind or turn)
verb
[UK: mɪ.ˈæn.də(r)]
[US: mi.ˈæn.dər]

(Bokmål) meandrereverb

meander [meanders] (winding, crooked or involved course)
noun
[UK: mɪ.ˈæn.də(r)]
[US: mi.ˈæn.dər]

(Bokmål) meandernoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) meandernoun
{m}

meaning [meanings] (definition or connotation of a word)
noun
[UK: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ]

(Bokmål) betydningnoun
{m} {f}, tyding {m} {f}

meaning [meanings] (symbolic value of something)
noun
[UK: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ]

(Bokmål) meningnoun
{m} {f}, betydning {m} {f}

meaning of life (hypothetical answer to life’s ultimate questions)
noun
[UK: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ əv laɪf]
[US: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ əv ˈlaɪf]

livets mening, meningen med livetnoun

meaningful (having meaning, significant)
adjective
[UK: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl]
[US: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl]

(Bokmål) meningsfull, meiningsfull, meningsfylt, meiningsfyltadjective

(Nynorsk) meiningsfull, meiningsfyltadjective

meaningless (lacking meaning)
adjective
[UK: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs]
[US: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs]

(Bokmål) meningsløs, meiningsløs, meningslaus, meiningslausadjective

(Nynorsk) meiningslausadjective

meaninglessly (in a meaningless manner)
adverb
[UK: mea.nin.ɡles.slei]
[US: mea.nin.ɡles.slei]

(Bokmål) meningsløst, meningslaust, meiningsløst, meiningslaustadverb

(Nynorsk) meiningslaustadverb

meaninglessness (state of lacking meaning)
noun
[UK: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs]
[US: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs]

(Bokmål) meningsløshetnoun
{m} {f}

(Nynorsk) meiningsløysenoun
{f}

means (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose)
noun
[UK: miːnz]
[US: ˈmiːnz]

(Bokmål) middelnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) middelnoun
{n}

meanwhile (at the same time but elsewhere)
adverb
[UK: ˈmiːn.waɪl]
[US: ˈmiːˌn.waɪl]

imensadverb

meanwhile (during the time)
adverb
[UK: ˈmiːn.waɪl]
[US: ˈmiːˌn.waɪl]

(Bokmål) imens, i mellomtidenadverb

(Nynorsk) imens, i mellomtidaadverb

by no means (certainly not)
preposition
[UK: baɪ nəʊ miːnz]
[US: baɪ ˈnoʊ ˈmiːnz]

(Bokmål) slett ikke, ingenlunde, på ingen måte, overhodet ikkepreposition

demeanor (outward way in which a person behaves)
noun
[UK: ˌdɪ.ˈmiː.nə(r)]
[US: ˌdɪ.ˈmiː.nər]

oppførsel, opptredennoun

golden mean [golden means] (balance between excess and deficiency)
noun
[UK: ˈɡəʊl.dən miːn]
[US: ˈɡoʊl.dən ˈmiːn]

(Bokmål) den gylne middelveinoun

(Nynorsk) den gylne middelvegennoun

Nemean Lion (mythical lion of Nemea)
proper noun

Løven fra Nemea, nemeiske Løvenproper noun

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

well-meaning (with good intentions)
adjective
[UK: ˈwel miːn.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈwel miːn.ɪŋ]

(Bokmål) velmenendeadjective

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