verb
- To lament.
verb
- To intend.
- To convey (a meaning).
- To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
Synonyms: bring about, cause, lead to, result in, convey, indicate, signify, imply, intend, serious
noun
- (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (in the singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
- The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean.
- Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
noun
- Resources; riches.
Synonyms: wherewithal
noun
- An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
Synonyms: wherewithal
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