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means to an end
means to an end
The way that one achieves a specific objective, which is not an objective or ultimate goal itself. Having that unpaid internship was just a means to an end—it helped me get my foot in the door at the company, where I now work full-time!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Iarlaith | | EER-lah | Irish |
| Rabab | | - | Arabic |
| Sita | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Nepali |
| Rabindra | | - | Bengali |
| Zavier | | ZAY-vee-ər, ZAYV-yər | English (Modern) |
| Gordana | | GOR-dah-nah (Serbian, Croatian) | Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian |