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means
English
Etymology
See mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi?nz/
- Rhymes: -i?nz
Noun
means
- plural of mean
means (plural means)
- An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
- A car is a means of transport.
means pl (plural only) (uncountable)
- Resources; riches.
- He was living beyond his means.
Usage notes
Frequently contrasted with end (“goal”), as in “a means to an end”. Similar contrast is process vs. product.
Synonyms
- wherewithal
Translations
Verb
means
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mean
Anagrams
- Mensa, Seman, amens, manes, manse, mensa, mesna, names, namés, neams, ñames
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of me? (“go along, traverse”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?me.ans/, [?meä??s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?me.ans/, [?m???ns]
Participle
me?ns (genitive meantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- going along, passing, traversing
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.
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impetus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impetus (“a rushing upon, an attack, assault, onset”), from impet? (“to rush upon, attack”), from in- (“upon”) + pet? (“to seek, fall upon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m.p?.t?s/
- Hyphenation: im?pe?tus
Noun
impetus (plural impetuses)
- Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
- The outbreak of World War II in 1939 gave a new impetus to receiver development.
- 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [1]
- In a single moment Montenegro and their supporters were given fresh impetus and encouragement. Beciraj tested Hart with a low shot before teenager Phil Jones, on his England debut, suffered an anxious moment when Stevan Jovetic went down under his challenge, leaving the youngster clearly relieved to see referee Stark wave away Montenegro's appeals.
- A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
- The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
- An activity in response to a stimulus.
Related terms
- impetuous
Translations
See also
- wind at one's back
Further reading
- impetus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- impetus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- impetus at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- imputes, stumpie, time's up, uptimes
Latin
Etymology
From impet? (“to rush upon, attack”), from in- (“upon”) + pet? (“to seek, fall upon”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?im.pe.tus/, [??mp?t??s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?im.pe.tus/, [?imp?t?us]
Noun
impetus m (genitive impet?s); fourth declension
- an attack, an assault, a charge
- a rapid motion
- a making for
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- impetus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- impetus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- impetus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- impetus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- impetus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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