means

In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: Elamur Cosmic License. Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

Meaning

1. A means is a way of doing something.
2. «By no means» means certainly not.

In the lessons

In the story, Tortoise exclaims «By no means!» to reject what Civet says.

Examples

• Tortoise said, "Well! go! step aside from the path into the bushes, and we will wait for you here." But Civet said, "No! not in the bushes; for, I must go back to the kitchen-garden of my mother in our town." Tortoise exclaimed, "By no means!

Note

In this phrase, «means» does not refer to an average or signal a calculation.