They obeyed, wondering, who knew not what this fire might mean.

They had set a trap for him and were waiting, but that fire could only mean breakfast, coffee at least.

The fire meant that he had finally struck oil.

A fire meant people, life, something dangerous to him.

The fire was so small and mean that it gave no warmth at all.

"But how does someone know what the fire means?"

But the fire won't mean the firm having to close.

He told me also that fire could mean my death.

After all, a gas leak or concealed fire might mean the death of the entire ship.

A fire, if contained, would not necessarily mean abandonment, he said.