Saavik tried to understand what the captain meant by that.

After Hiroshima, the captain called upon him to "tell us what it means."

It took a moment for Riker to understand what his captain meant.

Apparently, the captain meant to conduct a meeting with his two senior officers.

She could see what the captain had meant about not bouncing.

But Wesley was closer and immediately saw what the captain meant.

I can see what the captain means, he thought.

Bracknell thought that the captain meant every word of what he'd said quite literally.

Then she realized what the captain meant to do.

"I know the captain meant no personal insult," he said to her.