As a verb
used to talk about the meaning of something (मतलब होना/ तात्पर्य होना/ अभिप्राय होना)
What do you mean? (तुम्हारा मतलब क्या है?)
What does this sign mean? (इस चिन्ह का मतलब क्या है?)
to say that something or someone is very important (मायने रखना)
You mean a lot to me. (आप मेरे लिये बहुत मायने रखते हैं।)
This job means a lot to me. (यह नौकरी मेरे लिए बहुत मायने रखती है।)
My parents mean a lot to me. (मेरे माता-पिता मेरे लिए बहुत मायने रखते हैं।)
to talk about your intention or someone else’s (उद्देश्य बताना/ इरादा बताना)
I did not mean to hurt you. (मेरा इरादा तुम्हें चोट पहुँचाने का नहीं था।)
She did not mean to fight. (उसका लड़ने का उद्देश्य नहीं था।)
He did not mean to cheat on you. (उसका आपको धोखा देने का इरादा नहीं था।)
As an adjective
to say that someone is very rude and behaves badly with people (घटिया/ तुच्छ/ बुरा व्यवहार)
She is a very mean person. (वह एक बहुत ही तुच्छ व्यक्ति है।)
You should not be so mean to people. (आपको लोगो के लिए इतना निर्दयी नहीं होना चाहिए।)
unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous (कंजूस)
He is mean to his employees. (वह अपने कर्मचारियों के लिए कंजूस है।)
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