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Meanings of means to an end in English

Russian
средство
Portuguese
meio
Spanish
manera
Catalan
medi

Means by which an item performs a function.

средство
Russian
инструментальность
Spanish
utilidad

Quality of an item being valued as a means to an end rather than in itself.

Related terms
инструментальность
Usage of means to an end in English
1
In truth, these various practices are just the means to an end.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
2
She'd always seen men as... well, as a means to an end.
Starstruck
3
He didn't understand that he was just a means to an end.
Hex and the city
4
The technology is a facilitator, an enabler, a means to an end.
Forbes
5
Austerity is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
The Irish Times
6
IT is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
The Guardian
7
Scheduling is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
The Irish Times
8
We climb too, but climbing is just a means to an end.
Rock and Ice Magazine
9
The railroad and the ships were only a means to an end.
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
10
To him, they were nothing more than a means to an end.
The story of edgar sawtelle
11
For Ian, she was a means to an end, that was all.
Gingham bride
12
But, in the broadest sense, industry is a means to an end.
Human Traits and their Social Significance
13
The abduction of Miss Cresswell is merely a means to an end.
The Green Rust
14
Both derived free attention and forced attention are means to an end.
How to Teach
15
For his study of himself is only a means to an end.
Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel
16
Invaluable as is knowledge, it is as a means to an end.
The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible