| Level | B2 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | means |
| IPA | /miːnz / noun |
| Back | vasıta, yol varlık, para |
| Back 2 | means (noun) /miːnz
/ noun
1 [countable] (plural means) a
means (of doing sth)
a method of doing sth
vasıta, yol
Do you have any means of transport?
Is there any means of contacting your
husband?
2 [plural] (formal)
all the money that sb
has
varlık;
para
This car is beyond the means of most
people.
If you don't live within your means
you'll get into serious debt.
IDIOMS
by
all means
used to say that you
are happy for sb to have or do sth
elbette, hayhay
‘Can I borrow your newspaper?’ ‘By all means.’
by
means of
by using
yoluyla, vasıtasıyla
We got out of the hotel by means of the
fire escape.
by
no means; not by any means
(used to emphasize
sth) not at all
hiçbir
şekilde
I'm by no means sure that this is the right
thing to do.
a
means to an end
an action or thing
that is not important in itself but is a way of achieving sth else
vasıta
I don't enjoy my job, but it's a means to
an end.
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