A MEANS TO AN END

Meaning of A MEANS TO AN END in English

a thing that is not valued in itself but is useful in achieving an aim.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

A MEANS TO AN END — a thing or action that is not interesting or important in itself but is a way of achieving sth else …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A MEANS TO AN END — see means
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A MEANS TO AN END — see means
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
END — I. ˈend noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ende, from Old English; akin to Old High German enti end, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
END — end 1 — ender , n. /end/ , n. 1. the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEANS — / miːnz; NAmE / noun ( pl. means ) 1. [ C ] means (of doing sth / of sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEANS — means S2 W2 /miːnz/ BrE AmE noun ( plural means ) 1 . METHOD [countable] a way of doing or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
END — I. end 1 S1 W1 /end/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ end , ↑ ending ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEANS — n.pl. 1 (often treated as sing.) that by which a result is brought about (a means of quick travel). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
END — n. & v. --n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEANS — n.pl. 1 (often treated as sing.) that by which a result is brought about (a means of quick travel). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
END — n. & v. n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEANS — n.pl. 1. (often treated as sing.) that by which a result is brought about (a means of quick travel). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
END — n. & v. --n. 1. a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Oxford English vocab
MEANS — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A means of doing something is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
END — ( ends, ending, ended) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The end …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEANS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a form/mode/method/means of travel ▪ I find the train a more comfortable mode of travel. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEANS — (METHOD) [plural] [noun] - a method or way (of doing something)We must use all/every means at our disposal.The poll showed …
Cambridge English vocab
END — (LAST POINT) [noun] [C] - the point in space or time beyond which something no longer exists, or a part …
Cambridge English vocab
MEANS — See: BY ALL MEANS, BY MEANS OF, BY NO MEANS, WAYS AND MEANS.
Slang English vocab
END — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE'S WITS' END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR …
Slang English vocab
MEANS — noun 1 method of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ appropriate , convenient , effective , efficient , reliable , useful ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MEANS — See ↑ MONEY 6, ↑ WAY 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ by all means • ↑ by means of • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
END — INDEX: 1. the last part of an event or period of time 2. the last part of a book, film, …
Longman Activator English vocab
MEANS — n. 25B6; plural noun the best means to achieve your goal : METHOD, way, manner, mode, measure, technique, expedient, agency, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MEANS — See: BY ALL MEANS, BY MEANS OF, BY NO MEANS, WAYS AND MEANS.
Словарь английских идиом
END — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE'S WITS' END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR …
Словарь английских идиом
MEANS — noun 1 BAD : He was determined to get the money by all means. GOOD : He was determined to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
END — I verb 1 BAD : The film was ended at eight-thirty. GOOD : The film ended at eight-thirty. ◆◆◆ The …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEANS — сущ. 1) мн. тж. как ед. средство; способ, метод, методика; возможность effective means ≈ эффективный способ fair means ≈ справедливый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
END — конец, окончание - happy * счастливый конец; счастливая развязка - to put an * to smth. положить конец чему-либо, покончить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEANS — means.ogg mi:nz n 1. употр. с гл. в ед. и мн. ч. средство, способ means of communication - средства связи …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
END — end.ogg 1. end n _I 1. конец, окончание happy end - счастливый /благополучный/ конец; счастливая развязка to put /to set/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
END — 1) конец, окончание, завершение || кончать(ся); заканчивать(ся); завершать(ся) || концевой, конечный 2) край, оконечность; концевая часть; наконечник 3) торец, торцевая …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
END — 1) конец, окончание, завершение || кончать(ся); заканчивать(ся); завершать(ся) || концевой, конечный 2) край, оконечность; концевая часть; наконечник 3) торец, торцевая поверхность; торцевая …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MEANS — 1) аппарат 2) средства 3) средство 4) устройство • by means of an operator — операторно difference between means — разность между средними distribution of sample means …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
END — 1) конец, окончание || кончать(ся) 2) дно; днище 3) концевик || концевой 4) крайний, оконечный 5) торец; стык || торцевой; стыковой 6) цель 7) результат, итог • from …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MEANS — сущ.1) мн. ч. тж. как ед. средство; способ, метод, методика; возможность effective means — эффективный способ fair means — справедливый …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MEANS — n 1. употр. с гл. в ед. и мн. ч. средство, способ means of communication - средства связи /сообщения/ means …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
END — 1. end n I 1. конец, окончание happy end - счастливый /благополучный/ конец; счастливая развязка to put /to set/ an …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MEANS — сущ. 1) мн. тж. как ед. средство; способ, метод, методика; возможность effective means — эффективный способ fair means — справедливый …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
END — 1. сущ. 1) конец, край Put the platter at the end of the table. — Поставь блюдо на край стола. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MEANS — сущ. 1) мн. тж. как ед. средство; способ, метод, методика; возможность effective means — эффективный способ fair means — справедливый способ foul means — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
END — 1. сущ. 1) конец, край Put the platter at the end of the table. — Поставь блюдо на край стола. The school is …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства

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