Dictionary

means to an end en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /miːnz tuː ən ɛnd/
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Meanings

1. A method by which a goal is achieved.
   • Daenerys has seen herself as avenging the wrongs done to her from the first season; she didn’t really need another to add to her list. The way they’re handled, Missandei’s death, as well as Rhaegal’s, amount to chess pieces being removed from the board. They deserve better than being a means to an end, even on a show that’s often treated death (and life) as a game to be beaten. 2019 May 5, Danette Chavez, “Campaigns are Waged On and Off the Game Of Thrones Battlefield (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 28 Jan 2021:

Forms

Coordinates

end in itself

Relateds

the ends justify the means · the end justifies the means · ways and means

Translations (6)

cmn 手段 (method by which a goal is achieved) · de Mittel zum Zweck (method by which a goal is achieved) · pl środek do celu (method by which a goal is achieved) · fi keino (method by which a goal is achieved) · es medio para un fin (method by which a goal is achieved) · vi đầu xuôi đuôi lọt (method by which a goal is achieved)