meaning

meaning: noun

1 what sth means

ADJECTIVE

▪ clear, exact, precise

▪ The context makes the meaning clear.

▪ What is the exact meaning of this phrase?

▪ intended, true, underlying

▪ correct

▪ original

▪ double, hidden

▪ There's often a double meaning in jokes and riddles.

▪ I'm sure there's no hidden meaning in what he says.

▪ figurative, metaphorical, symbolic

▪ cultural

▪ He explores the deeper cultural meaning of ‘home’.

▪ literal

VERB + MEANING

▪ comprehend, get, grasp, understand

▪ I can't grasp the meaning of this quotation.

▪ decipher, interpret, work out

▪ Historians are trying to decipher the meaning of the documents.

▪ explore, ponder

▪ The movie ends with scenes that are supposed to leave us pondering its meaning.

▪ assign, attach, attribute, discern

▪ She assigns a meaning to his words they just didn't have.

▪ clarify, explain

▪ The copy editor uses her skill to clarify the meaning.

▪ redefine

▪ That night redefined the meaning of the word ‘love’ to him.

▪ alter, change, distort

▪ These translation errors alter the meaning of the sentence.

▪ misinterpret, misunderstand

▪ I think you misunderstood my meaning.

▪ determine

▪ The context largely determines the meaning.

▪ bear, carry, have

▪ Some of the symbols carry meaning and some just represent sounds.

▪ a word that has more than one meaning

▪ acquire, take on

▪ The word ‘gay’ took on its modern meaning in the 1960s.

▪ communicate, convey, express

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the meaning

▪ ambiguity in the meaning of a phrase

▪ with a/the meaning

▪ I am using the word with its original meaning.

▪ meaning behind

▪ the meaning behind an event

PHRASES

▪ a nuance of meaning, a shade of meaning

▪ It is difficult for a non-Italian to grasp all the nuances of meaning.

2 purpose/importance

ADJECTIVE

▪ deep, real, true

▪ She's searching for the deeper meaning of life.

▪ spiritual

▪ He found spiritual meaning through religion.

▪ intrinsic

▪ For him, art held little intrinsic meaning.

VERB + MEANING

▪ have

▪ Her work no longer had any meaning for her.

▪ acquire

▪ As parents, our lives acquired new meaning.

▪ find

▪ lose

▪ After his death, she felt life had lost all meaning.

▪ give

▪ Falling in love gave meaning to his life.

▪ contemplate, explore, ponder

▪ You can't sit around contemplating the meaning of life all day.

PREPOSITION

▪ without meaning

▪ Young people can feel that life is without meaning.

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Synonyms:

Intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, object / Signification, sense, acceptation, explanation, interpretation, import, purport, significance, force

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