mean as

mean something as something

to intend something to be understood as something. Do you mean your remarks as criticism? I meant my comment as encouragement.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Desideria	-	Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Elisabeth	e-LEE-zah-bet (German), e-LEE-sah-bet (Danish), i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Ambrus	-	Hungarian
Clay	KLAY	English
Sati	-	Hinduism
Forrest	['fɔ:rist]