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Answer 1

The word mean can be used as a verb, adjective and a noun, e.g

It means a lot to me - verb

He's a mean person - adjective

10 is the mean of 5 and 15 - noun

Answer 2

The word means is both a verb and a noun. The word mean is also an adjective.

Verb: The verb means is the third person, singular present of the verb (mean, means, meaning, meant), to to intend to convey or express, to intend to refer to; to designate for a certain purpose.

• What did she mean by that? She means that she's not interested.

Noun: The plural form, means is a word for a method for doing or achieving something; the money or financial resources to do or achieve something. The noun means is a common, abstract noun.

• We don't have the means to buy a car this year.

Noun: The singular form, mean is a word for something having a position, quality, or condition midway between extremes; a medium. The noun mean is a common, abstract noun.

• The mean of applicants' scores has risen in the last decade.

Adjective: Mean, meaner, meanest, describes a noun as unwilling to give or share things; not generous; extremely unpleasant or disagreeable; or occupying a middle or intermediate position between two extremes.

• If you let the mean kids get to you, they feel empowered and just get meaner.
• The mean price for new homes has been steadily rising.

Answer 3

The word 'means' is a verb and a noun (not a pronoun).

• The verb 'means' is the third person singular of the verb 'mean'; which is to convey, denote, or signify; to express the idea of something; to express the degree of importance to someone; to cause, or produce as a result; to have certain intentions toward someone or something.
• The noun 'means' is an uncountable (mass) noun as a word for the method, a course of action, or an instrument by which an act can be accomplished; a word for money or wealth.
• The noun 'means' is the plural form of the singular noun 'mean'; a word for a middle point between extremes; something equally removed from two opposite extremes.

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence; for example:

• John means what he says. (the pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'John'; the word 'means' is the verb)
• The Martins have the means to buy what they like. (the pronoun 'they' takes the place of the noun 'Martins'; the word 'means' is a noun, direct object of the verb 'have')

The word 'mean' is also an adjective, a word used to describe a noun as unkind, spiteful, or unfair; unwilling to give or share things.