verb

1. To lament.

verb

1. To intend.

2. To convey (a meaning).

3. 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?”

Synonyms: bring about, cause, lead to, result in, convey, indicate, signify, imply

noun

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

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

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

noun

1. Resources; riches.

   “He was living beyond his means.”

Synonyms: wherewithal

noun

1. An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.

   “A car is a means of transport.”

Synonyms: wherewithal