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• When he said three o'clock, I thought he meant in the afternoon.
• Charges are made on a sliding scale, which means that the amount you must pay increases with the level of your income.
• If you don't know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.
• You should take it as a compliment when I fall asleep in your company - it means I'm relaxed.
• A continuous white line in the middle of the road means no overtaking.

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• High acidity levels in the water mean that the fish are not so large.
• Shortages mean that even staples like bread are difficult to find.
• In a way I'd prefer it if they didn't come, because it would mean extra work.
• Let's say that the journey takes three hours, that means you'll arrive at two o'clock.
• The irregularity of English spelling means that it is easy to make mistakes.

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• I didn't mean to be rude - it just came out like that.
• He doesn't really mean it - he's just being contrary.
• He's always making flattering remarks, but he doesn't really mean them.
• I didn't mean to upset her - it was just a bit of fun.
• He didn't mean it - he said it in the heat of the moment.

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• Her children mean all the world to her.
• Gerald means nothing to me now.
• Her career means everything to her.
• Nothing means more to me than my children's happiness.
• Her approval meant a lot to me.

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• She's really quite unpleasant about other people and she's as mean as hell.
• He's a mean old scrooge!
• "That was amazingly generous of you!" "Well, that was a two-edged comment - are you saying I'm usually mean?"
• He's too mean to buy any new clothes.
• She only gave you 50p? That was a bit mean.

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• He's as mean as they come.
• You shouldn't have been so mean to your mother - she deserves better.
• And she didn't invite him? That was a bit mean!
• Stop being so mean to your brother!
• It was mean of him to make her stay late.