Mean and Total

Mean

Mean verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.

Total and mean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Total" instead a verb "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Total

Total verb - To have a total of.

Mean and total are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead a verb "Total".

Nearby Words: totaled, tot, totality, totaling, totalled

How words are described

good good mean good total
full full mean full total
best best mean best total
correct correct mean correct total
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, big, possible, extra, primary, flying, overall.

Common collocations

hell mean hell total hell
whatever mean whatever total whatever

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Good Wife The miraculous turnovers on Peter’s journey through Iowa in ‘Iowa’ mean nothing: he only wins 4 counties in total.
  • Useful Notes / The American Civil War While they were fighting the Confederates, that did not mean they were anti-racist or total abolitionists.
  • Mean Character, Nice Actor: Even though just a few of them are total assholes in character.
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