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

(Bokmål) middelnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) middelnoun
{n}

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

(Bokmål) innebæreverb

(Nynorsk) innebere, tydaverb

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]

(Bokmål) den gylne middelveinoun

(Nynorsk) den gylne middelvegennoun

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