Word Analysis
"mean" in the Big Book
16
occurrences in 16 passages
By Chapter
Ch. 4: We Agnostics2
Ch. 5: How It Works4
Ch. 6: Into Action1
Ch. 7: Working with Others2
Ch. 8: To Wives2
Ch. 9: The Family Afterward1
Ch. 10: To Employers2
Ch. 11: A Vision for You2
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Chapter 4: We Agnostics(2 passages)
When, therefore, we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God.
Chapter 4: We Agnostics · Page 47Read in PDF →
Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you.
Chapter 4: We Agnostics · Page 47Read in PDF →
Chapter 5: How It Works(4 passages)
Just what do we mean by that, and just what do we do?
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 60Read in PDF →
On the other hand, he may be mean, egotistical, selfish and dishonest.
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 61Read in PDF →
Does this mean we are going to get drunk?
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 70Read in PDF →
It quiets the imperious urge, when to yield would mean heartache.
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 70Read in PDF →
Chapter 6: Into Action(1 passage)
This requires action on our part, which, when completed, will mean that we have admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our defects.
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 72Read in PDF →
Chapter 7: Working with Others(2 passages)
It may mean the loss of many nights’ sleep, great interference with your pleasures, interruptions to your business.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 97Read in PDF →
It may mean sharing your money and your home, counseling frantic wives and relatives, innumerable trips to police courts, sanitariums, hospitals, jails and asylums.
Chapter 7: Working with Others · Page 97Read in PDF →
Chapter 8: To Wives(2 passages)
If he is enthusiastic your cooperation will mean a great deal.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 113Read in PDF →
We do not mean that you have to agree with your husband whenever there is an honest difference of opinion.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 117Read in PDF →
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward(1 passage)
But this does not mean that we disregard human health measures.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 133Read in PDF →
Chapter 10: To Employers(2 passages)
If he says yes, does he really mean it, or down inside does he think he is fooling you, and that after rest and treatment he will be able to get away with a few drinks now and then?
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 142Read in PDF →
If you are sure he doesn’t mean business, there is no doubt you should discharge him.
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 147Read in PDF →
Chapter 11: A Vision for You(2 passages)
Life will mean something at last.
Chapter 11: A Vision for You · Page 152Read in PDF →
He trembled as he went about, for this might mean ruin, particularly to a person in his line of business.
Chapter 11: A Vision for You · Page 156Read in PDF →