- nounmeaning (noun) · meanings (plural noun)
- what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action:"the meaning of the word “supermarket”" · "it was as if time had lost all meaning"
- implied or explicit significance:"he gave me a look full of meaning"
- important or worthwhile quality; purpose:"this can lead to new meaning in the life of older people"
adjectivemeaning (adjective)- intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed:"she gave Gabriel a meaning look"
Originlate Middle English: verbal noun from mean.verbmeaning (present participle)- intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify:"I don't know what you mean" · "he was asked to clarify what his remarks meant" · "I meant you, not Jones"
- (of a word) have (something) as its signification in the same language or its equivalent in another language:"its name means “painted rock” in Cherokee"
- genuinely intend to convey or express (something):"when she said that before, she meant it"
- (mean something to)be of some specified importance to (someone), especially as a source of benefit or object of affection:"animals have always meant more to him than people"
- intend (something) to occur or be the case:"they mean no harm" · "it was meant to be a secret"
- (be meant to do something)be supposed or intended to do something:"we were meant to go over yesterday"
- (be meant for)design or destine for a particular purpose:"the jacket was meant for a much larger person"
- (mean something by)have as a motive or excuse in explanation:"what do you mean by leaving me out here in the cold?"
- have as a consequence or result:"the proposals are likely to mean another hundred closures" · "heavy rain meant that the ground was waterlogged"
- necessarily or usually entail or involve:"coal stoves mean a lot of smoke"
OriginOld English mænan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch meenen and German meinen, from an Indo-European root shared by mind.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action:
- implied or explicit significance:
- important or worthwhile quality; purpose:
adjective- intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed:
verb- intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify:
- intend (something) to occur or be the case:
- have as a consequence or result:
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- The definition of "meaning" in English can be summarized as follows12:
- The meaning of something is what it expresses or represents.
- It can also refer to importance or value.
- In language, meaning is the sense one intends to communicate.
- It can also be the sense that is actually communicated.
- A dictionary provides definitions of words or word groups.
- A definition expresses the essential nature of something.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.MEANING definition: 1. The meaning of something is what it expresses or represents: 2. importance or value: 3.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/meaninga : the sense one intends to communicate especially by language do not mistake my meaning b : the sense that is communicated the poem's meaning is clearwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meaning DEFINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
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