(v)intend, mean, thinkhave in mind as a purpose“I mean no harm”, “I only meant to help you”, “She didn't think to harm me”, “We thought to return early that night”
(v)think of, have in mind, meanintend to refer to“I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France”, “Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!”
(s)average, meanapproximating the statistical norm or average or expected value“the average income in New England is below that of the nation”, “of average height for his age”, “the mean annual rainfall”
(s)base, mean, meanspiritedhaving or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality“that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble” (Edmund Burke), “taking a mean advantage”, “chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort” (Shakespeare), “something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics”
(s)mean, mingy, miserly, tight(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity“a mean person”, “he left a miserly tip”
(s)excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid, ripping, meanvery good; of the highest quality“made an excellent speech”, “he was a splendid teacher”, “a first-class mind”, “famous for a mean backhand”